vegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 month agoTrump says Biden’s pardons are now ‘void and vacant’ after autopen controversywww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square50linkfedilinkarrow-up1263arrow-down14
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minus-squarepseudonaut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down1·1 month agoPresidential pardons most definitely should NOT exist. But also, F Trump.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoTo be fair, someone willing to abuse pardons that wantonly is never meant to become President in the first place. The Electoral College was supposed to be one protection against that, but obviously that has been a massive failure.
minus-squareOneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month ago The Electoral College was supposed to be one protection against that Instead, it only enabled it!
Presidential pardons most definitely should NOT exist. But also, F Trump.
To be fair, someone willing to abuse pardons that wantonly is never meant to become President in the first place. The Electoral College was supposed to be one protection against that, but obviously that has been a massive failure.
Instead, it only enabled it!