"This amendment creates a narrow, commonsense check to ensure the pardon power is used fairly and responsibly regardless of who occupies the White House"
It’s was supposed to be the executive’s check on the judicial, like a veto but instead of bills passed by congress it’s convictions made by a federal court. This was of course back when there was some semblance of judicial independence, nonpartisan interpretations of the constitution, and most people acting on good faith and in the best interests of their constituents or the American population at large.
Sadly, we are now ruled by idiots who have co-opted the government apparatus to serve their own interests.
I kind of agree with other commenters that we should do away with the presidential pardon and replace it with a check that is less likely to be abused for personal gain.
most people acting on good faith and in the best interests of their constituents or the American population at large.
In the bests interests of their constituents aside from women, black people, Chinese people, Japanese people, Muslims (and Sikhs as collateral), Native Americans, Hispanic people, poor people of all ethnicities… but yeah most of the rest of the wealthy, white American population has historically been well-served by electoral politics for sure.
It’s was supposed to be the executive’s check on the judicial, like a veto but instead of bills passed by congress it’s convictions made by a federal court. This was of course back when there was some semblance of judicial independence, nonpartisan interpretations of the constitution, and most people acting on good faith and in the best interests of their constituents or the American population at large.
Sadly, we are now ruled by idiots who have co-opted the government apparatus to serve their own interests.
I kind of agree with other commenters that we should do away with the presidential pardon and replace it with a check that is less likely to be abused for personal gain.
In the bests interests of their constituents aside from women, black people, Chinese people, Japanese people, Muslims (and Sikhs as collateral), Native Americans, Hispanic people, poor people of all ethnicities… but yeah most of the rest of the
wealthy, whiteAmerican population has historically been well-served by electoral politics for sure.