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Mountainguy

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5. Yup

Reply to kelly1mm (Reply #2)

Sun May 4, 2025, 11:36 PM

May 2025

Everyone.

Those people didn't do anything, and if charges were brought they would fail in the judiciary.

It is needed to prevent what's happening now, where people in the administration are breaking the law without care, expecting to be pardoned in the end.

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We need a constitutional amendment [View all] Mountainguy May 2025 OP

"...to preclude presidential pardons for anyone..." Disaffected May 2025 #1

Like Dr. Fauci? Gen. Miley, the members of the Jan 6 House committee? nt kelly1mm May 2025 #2

Yup Mountainguy May 2025 #5

The Jan 6 House Committee pardons were overkill - their activities were pretty clearly protected by the Speech and Midwestern Democrat May 2025 #8

You do understand how difficult it actually is PoindexterOglethorpe May 2025 #3

I do Mountainguy May 2025 #6

We need several madville May 2025 #4

We definitely need to limit pardon power. Trust_Reality May 2025 #7

It would be easier to sell this amendment: jmowreader May 2025 #9

Would have precluded Eisenhower. Mountainguy May 2025 #11

They could have done this with Eisenhower... jmowreader May 2025 #18

Yes, and if wishes were horses, beggars would ride. n/t elocs May 2025 #10

Thanks for your contribution Mountainguy May 2025 #12

We need several, but I don't think that is one of them... Wounded Bear May 2025 #13

It's the one we need most Mountainguy May 2025 #14

Is it legal for a convicted felon to offer a pardon to anyone? kentuck May 2025 #15

It doesnt matter Mountainguy May 2025 #16

No. What We Need Is for Everyone to Freaking Vote for Democrats MineralMan May 2025 #17

Why dont you get right on that? Mountainguy May 2025 #19

I've been doing that since 1960. MineralMan May 2025 #20