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Kim Wehle: Pardon Power - Reforming the Sword of Justice
Event by: John Adams Institute
Location: OBA Oosterdok - Public Library, Oosterdokskade 143, Amsterdam - Amsterdam-Centrum
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The John Adams Institute and the Fulbright Commission the Netherlands are welcoming Kim Wehle, legal scholar, media commentator and best-selling author of 'How to Read the Constitution—and Why', for a discussion of her latest book, 'Pardon Power: How the Pardon System Works—and Why'. In this timely work, Wehle explores one of the more contentious tools of executive power in the United States: the presidential pardon.
In a conversation moderated by Kenneth Manusama, she will examine the historical origins, potential political and ethical dilemmas, prominent cases such as Eugene V. Debs, Chelsea Manning and Dinesh DeSouza, as well as the role the executive pardon plays in the American system of checks and balances.
Join us for a wide-ranging evening full of insights on this often underestimated tool of federal power, examining its place within the American political system, and even why the symbolic pardoning of turkeys has become a time-honored Thanksgiving tradition.
In a conversation moderated by Kenneth Manusama, she will examine the historical origins, potential political and ethical dilemmas, prominent cases such as Eugene V. Debs, Chelsea Manning and Dinesh DeSouza, as well as the role the executive pardon plays in the American system of checks and balances.
Join us for a wide-ranging evening full of insights on this often underestimated tool of federal power, examining its place within the American political system, and even why the symbolic pardoning of turkeys has become a time-honored Thanksgiving tradition.