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Does pardoning Susan B. Anthony mean she is guilty?
Posted: August 18th, 2020, 1:52 pm
by LunchBreaker
Isn't that what a pardon means?
Re: Does pardoning Susan B. Anthony mean she is guilty?
Posted: August 19th, 2020, 9:20 am
by virtuosointraining
No, I do not think a pardon implies guilt, since many innocent people have been convicted and later pardoned.
Re: Does pardoning Susan B. Anthony mean she is guilty?
Posted: August 20th, 2020, 9:38 am
by LunchBreaker
If she wanted to, she could have paid her fine. She refused to out of principle.
Re: Does pardoning Susan B. Anthony mean she is guilty?
Posted: August 21st, 2020, 11:31 am
by gamanit
Paying the fine wouldn't have removed the conviction. Pardoning clears the record.
Re: Does pardoning Susan B. Anthony mean she is guilty?
Posted: August 21st, 2020, 12:58 pm
by Cranberry
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.