tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post8528192694193969608..comments2024-03-13T00:57:15.699-04:00Comments on YGB - יג"ב: Karov L'Malchus: A Guest Post by Ben RothkeYosef Gavriel Bechhoferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10264311760560329892noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-78261251263187349362017-04-21T16:17:56.387-04:002017-04-21T16:17:56.387-04:001. R slifkin brings up the story of the king of T...1. R slifkin brings up the story of the king of Togo (not the sandwich franchise) and RCK ascertaining his power of pardons, then saying the appropriate bracha blessing.<br /><br />2. A president's pardon power is limited, not because it drags out over years, but because vast majority if death row cases are state, not federal government matters. Should we consider state governors as kings? (Many kings were subservient to other kings for political reasons. For example, famous picture of the minchas eluzur saying the bracha blessing over the king of Romania, who was subservient to kung of Austria.)<br /><br />But a president does have power of ordering soldiers into particular combat, and military targeting.MiMedinat HaYamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873881615861319718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-49497097559877885172017-04-21T11:58:23.902-04:002017-04-21T11:58:23.902-04:00http://haemtza.blogspot.com/2017/04/when-violating...http://haemtza.blogspot.com/2017/04/when-violating-halacha-is-required.htmlHarry Maryleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936405163453714823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-16669551723938103392017-04-20T07:59:07.882-04:002017-04-20T07:59:07.882-04:00I loved the post and the three scenarios posted!!!...I loved the post and the three scenarios posted!!!Mark Ettehttp://thefornicationstation.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-82993633360718679462017-03-30T22:59:53.209-04:002017-03-30T22:59:53.209-04:00Personally, I do not believe a heter was given for...Personally, I do not believe a heter was given for Friday night - although if asked, I might have given one. And I cannot fathom any way of being mattir Shabbos morning.Yosef Gavriel Bechhoferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264311760560329892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-49194887633835572802017-03-30T16:04:16.921-04:002017-03-30T16:04:16.921-04:00great post. Maybe people could see precedents from...great post. Maybe people could see precedents from Meggilas Esther, and the whole question of how close she was to the kinhg.philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09680080538204538419noreply@blogger.com