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RosieG

Could Congress devise a Constitutional Amendment to severely curtail the Pardoning power of the president? Would you support that? Why?

Posted - August 26, 2017
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  • 5614
    No, I might one day need it ;)
      August 26, 2017 4:07 PM MDT
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  • 113301
    Good point. Thank you for your reply O and Happy Sunday! :)
      August 27, 2017 3:57 AM MDT
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  • 2500
    Yes, Congress could do that. Or a Constitutional convention of the several States could do that too. (There's more than one way to amend the Constitution.) 

    Such an Amendment smacks of progressivism which brought us such "gems" as the 16th, 17th and 18th Amendments. So no, there's no way on God's green earth I would support such an abortion to the Constitution.
      August 26, 2017 4:23 PM MDT
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  • 7792
    Figures knowing your views on such things.
      August 26, 2017 4:33 PM MDT
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  • 2500
    Well now that you mention it such an Amendment would have probably stopped Obama from granting pardons to all those convicted drug felons. So it seems that the sword cuts both ways.
      August 27, 2017 11:40 PM MDT
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  • 46117
    Normally we wouldn't even have to concern ourselves with this. But with this moron, we need to curtail every decision he makes on anything.
      August 26, 2017 4:29 PM MDT
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  • 113301
    Do you think Congress has the cajones to do something about the monstrous evil whom some call "prez"? I doubt it. When the people with the power are afraid to use it what hope is there?  Thank you for your reply Shar.
      August 27, 2017 3:59 AM MDT
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