vegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days agoTrump says Biden’s pardons are now ‘void and vacant’ after autopen controversywww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1255arrow-down14
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minus-squarepseudonaut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down1·1 day agoPresidential pardons most definitely should NOT exist. But also, F Trump.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 hours 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-up2·4 hours 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!