SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agoIs there a mechanism in the USA to undo presidential pardons years later if political corruption has been proven as motivation to give these pardons?message-squaremessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1123arrow-down1message-squareIs there a mechanism in the USA to undo presidential pardons years later if political corruption has been proven as motivation to give these pardons?SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square53fedilinkfile-text
This is territory I thought I would never have to think about but something stinks lately to say the least.
minus-squarePika@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·3 days agoI thought the intent behind that wasn’t to revoke previous pardons, but was to prevent a president from pardoning themselves in an impeachment trial.
minus-squareosaerisxero@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·3 days agoThat’s the neat part, it’s worded such that it could go either way. With the current makeup of the court, impeachment proceedings would have to start with the 6 first, and then flow back to the executive if we wanted anything to actually stick.
minus-squarebitjunkie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoSomeone would argue framer’s intent, but that wouldn’t get them very far because nothing means anything anymore
minus-squareWeirdmusic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoThis will go down as Drumps’ “greatest” achievement: “nothing means anything anymore”.
I thought the intent behind that wasn’t to revoke previous pardons, but was to prevent a president from pardoning themselves in an impeachment trial.
That’s the neat part, it’s worded such that it could go either way. With the current makeup of the court, impeachment proceedings would have to start with the 6 first, and then flow back to the executive if we wanted anything to actually stick.
Someone would argue framer’s intent, but that wouldn’t get them very far because nothing means anything anymore
This will go down as Drumps’ “greatest” achievement: “nothing means anything anymore”.