Do you believe the president will issue blanket amnesty to illegal aliens after the Nov elections?

fairsheet said:

I commented on this in another thread. Tradition on this sort of thing makes it incumbent upon YOU to justify why and how this contortion conforms with the traditional meaning of the word, not the other way around.

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marvin martian said:

Allowing people who are here illegally to no longer be here illegally without following the legal process is amnesty. There you go.

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fairsheet said:

Yes, I get that you're relying on wordgaming in order to cover your ass. You're not the first to do so,and you won't be the last.

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marvin martian said:

Now that I've defined it and you've dodged, how do you define amnesty?

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fairsheet said:

I'll go with Webster on this one. He says:

Amnesty: : the act of an authority (as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals

The operative word here, is "pardon". Pardons are comprehensive and all-encompassing. Ask your lawyer.

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