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[–] 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I can see where a pardon power given to a president is beneficial to society but such a power without any checks is clearly inappropriate when a corrupt president wields it. It's as if the founding fathers had a much more positive outlook on the future of the US than it has evidence to believe.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Yeah, it desperately needs a check. Like, even if that check is "the president has to give a reason and Congress has to approve it." We can even allow extremely flimsy reasons since it's not like, a trial. But just enough that the reason has to be something not "This guy helped me do crimes." Or "Own the libs."

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