Redditsux@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 month agoRepublican Joins With Dems on Constitutional Amendment to Give Congress Power to Reject Trump Pardonswww.mediaite.comexternal-linkmessage-square48linkfedilinkarrow-up1497arrow-down12
arrow-up1495arrow-down1external-linkRepublican Joins With Dems on Constitutional Amendment to Give Congress Power to Reject Trump Pardonswww.mediaite.comRedditsux@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square48linkfedilink
minus-squarePacattack57@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·1 month agoI don’t dislike this but the very nature of being able to reject the pardon creates another partisan issue. Make it exclusive to Trumps pardons.
minus-squaredwemthy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoWe’ve seen that executive power needs checks, not just this individual
minus-squarePacattack57@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoYes that’s fair. The bill asks for a 2/3 majority so if Congress can come together and block a pardon that’s fine.
I don’t dislike this but the very nature of being able to reject the pardon creates another partisan issue. Make it exclusive to Trumps pardons.
We’ve seen that executive power needs checks, not just this individual
Yes that’s fair. The bill asks for a 2/3 majority so if Congress can come together and block a pardon that’s fine.