PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS In recent weeks, there have been controversies concerning presidential pardons. These controversies are causing people to think that the President has too much authority by being able to grant a pardon or clemency to a person. One of the most controversial is the pardon of Marc Rich and Pincus Green by former President Bill Clinton. Marc Rich and Pincus Green are financiers who were indicted in 1983 for not paying fifty million dollars in …showed first 75 words of 501 total…

…showed last 75 words of 501 total…President should follow. I also think that if a President is considering a pardon then he or she should inform the nation as to who will be receiving the pardon and why he or she is granting the pardon. If these are added to the Presidential Pardon then all the controversy should be stopped and the Presidential Pardon will be used for what it is truly meant for, giving deserving people back their Civil Liberties.