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17. So no pardons in a president's second term

Thu Dec 24, 2020, 02:42 PM

Dec 2020

Sorry. That’s too extreme a limitation. And a slippery slope. What else should a president not be allowed to do in their second term?

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We need a New Constitutional Amendment [View all] Captain Zero Dec 2020 OP

I fear there will be more BS impeachments Freddie Dec 2020 #1

we never will be able to pass an amendment ever again drray23 Dec 2020 #2

+1000 Celerity Dec 2020 #20

Bad move StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #3

I agree that he is using the pardon to obstruct justice StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #9

Then This Needs To Be Decided In The Supreme Court.... global1 Dec 2020 #15

There's nothing to be decided in the Supreme Court StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #18

Why? onenote Dec 2020 #4

There's a fundamental Catch-22 tripping up this proposal. Towlie Dec 2020 #5

It's all too easy to propose a Constitutional amendment. MineralMan Dec 2020 #8

+1 StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #12

So Bill Clinton should have been denied pardon power? brooklynite Dec 2020 #10

IMHO it is an extremely bad idea sarisataka Dec 2020 #14

Counter offer TheFarseer Dec 2020 #16

So no pardons in a president's second term onenote Dec 2020 #17

2nd term doesn't count as a lame duck session in my proposal TheFarseer Dec 2020 #21