Der Parson's rant

Bushism of the Day - By Jacob Weisberg - Slate Magazine: "'Amnesty means that you've got to pay a price for having been here illegally, and this bill does that.'—discussing an immigration reform bill, Washington, D.C., June 26, 2007"

Really? You would think the President of the United States could get his hands on a dictonary

from wiktionary

Pronunciation
* IPA: /ˈæm.nɪ.sti/
Noun
amnesty (uncountable)

1. Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.
2. An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.