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mwooldri

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3. House can't impeach and remove.

Reply to apcalc (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 21, 2020, 07:39 PM

Feb 2020

OP is quoting the Madison Papers - https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-11-02-0097

Simply put James Madison was saying that if a President was using their pardon powers to protect themselves then Congress can use the power of impeachment to remove said President who is abusing said pardon powers.

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if trump pardons roger stone.... [View all] rdking647 Feb 2020 OP

Am I reading this correctly? The House can both apcalc Feb 2020 #1

You read it correctly, but Madison is wrong if that is the whole quote. Caliman73 Feb 2020 #2

House can't impeach and remove. mwooldri Feb 2020 #3

It is a reply to George Mason's objection to Presidential Pardon power. Caliman73 Feb 2020 #4