to me as a pardon is the non-execution of law it ought, if admitted at all, be an executive power. though this same logic means that there ought be no prospective pardons (especially since such incite lawlessness).
Great piece. Thanks for posting it. The discussion of the unpardonable nature of sentences ordered for the public good caused me to think about the relationship between pardons and dispensations.
It seems like the former is distinct from the complete nullification of a law (natural or positive) for some time m, yet unlimited use of the pardon power can achieve an identical effect…
to me as a pardon is the non-execution of law it ought, if admitted at all, be an executive power. though this same logic means that there ought be no prospective pardons (especially since such incite lawlessness).
Great piece. Thanks for posting it. The discussion of the unpardonable nature of sentences ordered for the public good caused me to think about the relationship between pardons and dispensations.
It seems like the former is distinct from the complete nullification of a law (natural or positive) for some time m, yet unlimited use of the pardon power can achieve an identical effect…