Well, I think the judicial/legal branch can overstep like any other, and needs some checks too. Letting everything be decided by a judge with a lifetime positio

Well, I think the judicial/legal branch can overstep like any other, and needs some checks too. Letting everything be decided by a judge with a lifetime position risks the court forcing its position on an unwilling populace (think of SCOTUS's original position during the New Deal). But impeachment/packing is a radical move (itself a power play which can be just as unjustified), and doesn't necessarily help the accused as much. As I wrote, if I had a say on this I'd go for a more limited pardon power than the current situation. I suspect our positions in the end aren't too different.