Reprieves

The pardon power is engraved in the U.S. Constitution "The President shall have the Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons" and according to the Framers, was intended to be a "benign prerogative" in the interests of "humanity and good policy."

Bennett L. Gershman: Pardoning Criminals -- Appropriate Mercy or Perverting Justice? Bennett L. Gershman 2012

The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy … and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of

Casting Out Our Lesser Evil | miscellani.org 2009

Constitution states that the president "shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment."

Sam Sedaei: Pardon Clause: A Bit of Monarchy in Our Great Democracy 2008

Whereas Article II, section 2, clause 1, of the Constitution of the United States provides that '' [t] he President ... shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment '';

David Latt: An Effort in Congress Attempts to Block Any Bush Pardons of His Administration 2008

Article II of the Constitution gives the president broad and unreviewable power to grant "Reprieves and Pardons" for all offenses against the United States.

Some Talking Points on Bush's Commutation of Libby's Sentence 2007

Article 2 of the Constitution says, "and he shall have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment."

Some Talking Points on Bush's Commutation of Libby's Sentence 2007

"The President .... shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment."

Dems to Start Gonzales Impeachment 2007

Take a look at the Constitution Article 2, Section 3, Clause 1, “The President … shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.”

Think Progress » BREAKING: Bush’s Ratings Drop After Speech 2005

Removal of the President from Office ... he shall have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment ...

Hate Us for Our WHAT? 2007

"The President .... shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment."

Dems to Start Gonzales Impeachment 2007