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Jake Stern

(3,145 posts)
Thu Feb 20, 2020, 01:13 PM Feb 2020

A Proposal

If we do take the government trifecta this year I propose a constitutional amendment in response to the blatant abuse of the power by Trump:

The power to issue pardons and commutations will be vested in a commission of six lawyers, chaired by the Chief Justice.

Three lawyers are chosen by the president's party and 3 are chosen by the opposition.

Not perfect but it might put the brakes on future pardon mills.



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A Proposal (Original Post) Jake Stern Feb 2020 OP
Amendments require 2/3 of both houses of Congress. There is no path to 67 Senate Dems, RockRaven Feb 2020 #1
Also needs Timewas Feb 2020 #2
Time limts on acting appointments lame54 Feb 2020 #3
Yes Jake Stern Feb 2020 #4

RockRaven

(14,872 posts)
1. Amendments require 2/3 of both houses of Congress. There is no path to 67 Senate Dems,
Thu Feb 20, 2020, 01:21 PM
Feb 2020

and Senate GrOPers are corrupt traitors like the people Trump is pardoning, so....

Timewas

(2,190 posts)
2. Also needs
Thu Feb 20, 2020, 01:50 PM
Feb 2020

I believe 38 states to ratify within some time frame set in the original proposal, they just finally had that happen for the equal rights amendment and that didn't make the deadline set for it...

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