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rootusrootuslast Tuesday at 3:00 PM1 replyview on HN

> part of accepting a pardon is accepting guilt

Is that not a commonly misunderstood myth? You do not have to sign anything admitting guilt.


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8notelast Tuesday at 3:14 PM

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S2-C1-3...

different courts have said different things. the more recent courts have said it only removes the punishment

you were still found guilty, so the guilt is still there

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