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Unfortunately, eliminating the executive pardon is not a viable solution. Legal experts point to the near-impossibility of placing restrictions or removing such an enumerated power of the Chief Executive without a Constitutional amendment.
She refused to respond, invoking her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Reached Thursday night, Bruce declined to comment on the library gift, but noted a statement by her client's publicist that said Bruce told House investigators that Rich had "contributed generously to the party, the candidates and the...
Fantini withdrew his amendment.
As the meeting stretched into its seventh and eighth hours, the crowd thinned. At least 50 people remained to the final vote, though they grew restless and hostile by the end. Members of the largely pro-randomization audience booed and hissed when Walser offered an amendment to assure choice.
And then, as the committee was just about to take a final vote that likely would have repeated the Jan. 23 decision, Turkel--the crucial swing vote--offered a last-minute amendment to salvage a compromise shortly after 2 a.m.