Reply #11: Re: blanket pardons

[longship]

A constitutional academic friend of mine (who has appeared on CNN in that capacity) told me the other day that the use of the presidentical pardon to escape accountability for this WH will likely result in quick impeachment proceedings for abuse of power. He said that "people would not like that" and that Congress support for the WH would fracture on that basis.

I really think that pardons at this point would initiate a tragic constitutional crisis that if not responded to would mean that we had a WH that is totally lawless and unaccountable. Regardless of whether US citizens are informed enough to respond to this crisis, the international community is not stupid. There might be severe repercussions.

I think that it is within the capacity of these thugs to try to invoke presidential pardon, but I pray that they don't. I can't think of any good outcome.