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alittlelark

(18,890 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2020, 10:09 AM Jan 2020

IMPEACHED presidents should NOT have pardoning power.

I hope we have some congress critters put forth a bill disallowing IMPEACHED presidents from utilizing presidential pardons.

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IMPEACHED presidents should NOT have pardoning power. (Original Post) alittlelark Jan 2020 OP

Him being bdamomma Jan 2020 #1

True. Ohiogal Jan 2020 #3

Might be a constitutional situation jimfields33 Jan 2020 #2

Such a bill would be unconstitutional Jose Garcia Jan 2020 #4

There's a small issue of unconstitutionality Codeine Jan 2020 #5

A law cannot suspend sarisataka Jan 2020 #6

How would you propose stopping him? Happy Hoosier Jan 2020 #7

Clinton pardoned 450 people, including 140 his last days. jmg257 Jan 2020 #8

bdamomma

(63,875 posts)

1. Him being

Reply to alittlelark (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 10:10 AM

Jan 2020

impeached will be with him forever, that is something that won't ever be absolved.

Ohiogal

(32,006 posts)

3. True.

Reply to bdamomma (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 10:12 AM

Jan 2020

But I would be on board with limiting pardoning powers for an impeached president.

jimfields33

(15,823 posts)

2. Might be a constitutional situation

Reply to alittlelark (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 10:11 AM

Jan 2020

Judges probably will strike this down.

Jose Garcia

(2,598 posts)

4. Such a bill would be unconstitutional

Reply to alittlelark (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 10:13 AM

Jan 2020

But I think that after Trump is out of office there will be at least some bipartisan support for amending the Constitution to limit the President's power to issue pardons.

Codeine

(25,586 posts)

5. There's a small issue of unconstitutionality

Reply to alittlelark (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 10:22 AM

Jan 2020

involved with that.

sarisataka

(18,663 posts)

6. A law cannot suspend

Reply to alittlelark (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 10:27 AM

Jan 2020

A power given to the President by the Constitution, only an Amendment can make such a change.

Would you have advocated for President Clinton's powers to be limited during his impeachment?

Happy Hoosier

(7,314 posts)

7. How would you propose stopping him?

Reply to alittlelark (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 10:29 AM

Jan 2020

I mean, as much as I hate it, there is no such provision in the Constitution.

jmg257

(11,996 posts)

8. Clinton pardoned 450 people, including 140 his last days.

Reply to alittlelark (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:03 AM

Jan 2020

Doubt it would get much support, as sure as shit, a dem Pres will get partisan-impeached sometime in the future.

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