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5. Congress is pretty irrelevant

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 03:14 PM

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Rightly or wrongly this SCOTUS will definitely give deference to presidential pardon power over any law Congress passes to limit it.

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Modifying POTUS' pardon power [View all] Raven123 Sunday OP

Obstruction of justice crud Sunday #2

I think that is just an unwritten rule, more of a legal argument Buckeyeblue Sunday #3

I remember the days when crud Sunday #8

As long as Congress allows it, apparently so. Raven123 Sunday #4

Congress is pretty irrelevant newdeal2 Sunday #5

And that is why we need to push a constitutional amendment Raven123 Sunday #6

Would it require an amendment mr715 Sunday #7