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Saturday, January 06, 2007
Kleiman's No Funds Rider
To prevent mass pardons in January 2008, Mark Kleiman proposes that a rider be included in any forthcoming appropriations bills that "no funds appropriated may be used to prepare or issue a pardon for any person who, during the current administration, has been an employee of the Executive Office of the President, or has held a Schedule C (patronage) position, or been a non-career member of the Senior Executive Service, or held a position, permanently or on an acting basis, that requires Senate confirmation." Something to think about.
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