• @[email protected]
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    1 month ago

    So the constitution was built to fail. Got it.

    Especially with this ridiculous pardon rights of the president. Trump could just order some fanatic FBI agent to shoot Letitia James and pardon him even in advance.

    • @[email protected]
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      61 month ago

      Actually no. Pardons cannot cover future actions.

      Also, as long as the crime happens outside of DC, the pardon wouldn’t be able to prevent charges from being filed at the state level.

      That said, it’s still a ridiculously broad power that should absolutely be severely restricted or eliminated with a constitutional amendment. Which would probably only happen if a Democrat started using the pardon power to protect people who were going after Republicans.

      • Billiam
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        11 month ago

        Actually no. Pardons cannot cover future actions.

        Also, as long as the crime happens outside of DC, the pardon wouldn’t be able to prevent charges from being filed at the state level.

        The Seditious Six: “Hold our beer. In Beerbro’s case, hold the keg. And in Token’s case, hold his pube-covered Diet Coke.”

      • @[email protected]
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        21 month ago

        Oh, thanks. Good to know. But Trump could still pardon him the minute after and DC is a great place to kill your political opponents.