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lettucebe

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17. Just needs to be fine tuned. Starting with no one can be pardoned until they have served time

Reply to exboyfil (Original post)

Sun Jan 10, 2021, 01:13 PM

Jan 2021

No pardoning in advance. That's pretty ridiculous. This needs to be taken more seriously, and obviously pardoning someone that's involved in your crimes isn't going to be allowed (not sure it's going to be allowed this time either but time will tell).

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Eliminating the Presidential Pardon power [View all] exboyfil Jan 2021 OP

I believe that limits need to be implemented and very well defined. Firestorm49 Jan 2021 #1

Exactally... limit to, lets say 5 pardons. so pick wisely... Do you have to amend the constitution? mitch96 Jan 2021 #7

It's a Constitutional issue and would probably require an Amendment...nt Wounded Bear Jan 2021 #2

Yes but after this I think it should have wide bipartisan support exboyfil Jan 2021 #3

Maybe after 2022, if we win ore seats in Congress. 2naSalit Jan 2021 #11

Even if we do win more Senate seats in 2022 and got 2/3rds of the Congress to vote for it, dware Jan 2021 #15

True. 2naSalit Jan 2021 #16

I would not eliminate it but might give Congress the power to establish by law struggle4progress Jan 2021 #4

You can find what some would call abuses of pardons by every president. former9thward Jan 2021 #5

You are taking it away from Biden exboyfil Jan 2021 #6

I don't see why the states would mind this amendment. marie999 Jan 2021 #8

If the power was taken from the president then next would be governors. former9thward Jan 2021 #18

Why the governors? This would be up to each individual state. marie999 Jan 2021 #23

What if congress can override the pardon witha 2/3 vote? Buckeyeblue Jan 2021 #9

I think changing the Pardon power is doable exboyfil Jan 2021 #10

Founding fathers had a lot of foresight BGBD Jan 2021 #12

It's only because of Chump that we need to do this FakeNoose Jan 2021 #13

Are you really good with the pardons Clinton gave on his last day? former9thward Jan 2021 #19

Limit it, don't eliminate. Happy Hoosier Jan 2021 #14

Himself, his/her immediate family, MurrayDelph Jan 2021 #20

+1 NT Happy Hoosier Jan 2021 #21

Just needs to be fine tuned. Starting with no one can be pardoned until they have served time lettucebe Jan 2021 #17

The only reason he is proposing it is because a democrat will be holding the office for a long time 986racer Jan 2021 #22