Who are we pardoning for Thanksgiving?

Written By Jonathan Milner

It's almost Thanksgiving break. Here's a special holiday video starter!
 

  1. Article II of the Constitution allows the president the power to, "grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment." Does the Constitution mention turkeys????

  2. This Thanksgiving, would you rather pardon or eat a turkey?

  3. When did this crazy turkey-pardoning event begin, anyway?*

  4. I think that the animal that least deserves a presidential pardon is a camel (They're mean! They spit! They've been known to kill people by sitting on them!) What animal do you think least deserves a presidential pardon?

*1989

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Get a baby turkey, raises it like your own child, then pardon it on Thanksgiving and set it free.

Jonathan Milner

Civics Maven!

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