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LunchBreaker
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by LunchBreaker August 18th, 2020, 1:52 pm
Isn't that what a pardon means?
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by virtuosointraining August 19th, 2020, 9:20 am
No, I do not think a pardon implies guilt, since many innocent people have been convicted and later pardoned.
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by LunchBreaker August 20th, 2020, 9:38 am
If she wanted to, she could have paid her fine. She refused to out of principle.
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by gamanit August 21st, 2020, 11:31 am
Paying the fine wouldn't have removed the conviction. Pardoning clears the record.
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by Cranberry August 21st, 2020, 12:58 pm
Wikipedia wrote: The Supreme Court stated in Burdick v. United States that acceptance of a pardon carries an "imputation of guilt" and is a confession to such guilt.
Susan B. Anthony didn't accept this pardon, though.