Laffy on Nostr: 8/ "Maybe a full-blown pardon scandal could be an impetus for all-but-imposs reform ...
8/ "Maybe a full-blown pardon scandal could be an impetus for all-but-imposs reform that’s truly needed: a constitutional amendment. Let’s spell out the things that the framers were too naïve to include: that the pres can’t pardon himself or family members & that they can’t issue pardons as a “lame duck” when they don’t worry abt political consequences -- or impeachment."
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