Gregory Walcott, a character actor whose rÃ©sumÃ© included numerous television westerns, several Clint Eastwood movies and prestige films like âNorma Raeâ â but who was probably best known as one of the stars of âPlan 9 From Outer Space,â often called the worst movie ever made â died on Friday at his home in the Canoga Park neighborhood of Los Angeles ...
Except in cases of impeachment and only in cases of federal crimes, the power of the President to pardon is *absolute* and *final*, neither Congress nor the Courts can block or overturn a pardon.
But the Presidential Pardon is a tool the President can use when he feels there has been a miscarriage of justice. There have been pardons in the past (many of which) that have been used for political purposes, and that is wrong. However, I do believe that the President should have the authority to pardon a person for a crime. It is important to note that the President can only pardon people for Federal crimes. He cannot pardon someone charged with a state crime, only the governor of that state can do that.