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Here's a proposal for an amendment restricting the pardon power: https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-reintroduces-amendment-co
by Ankaios 2y ago
Here's a proposal for an amendment restricting the pardon power: https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-reintroduces-amendment-constitution-clarify-and-limit https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congress...
Here's the proposed text:
SECTION 1. The President shall not have the power to grant pardons and reprieves to—
(1) the President’s self;
(2) any person, up to a third degree relation, of the President, or a spouse thereof;
(3) any current or former member of the President’s administration;
(4) any person who worked on the President’s presidential campaign as a paid employee;
(5) any person or entity for an offense that was motivated by a direct and significant personal or pecuniary interest of any of the foregoing persons; or
(6) any person or entity for an offense that was at the direction of, or in coordination with, the President.
Any pardon issued for a corrupt purpose shall be invalid.
SECTION 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
- raincom 2y agoEven if this law passes, it will face a problem of violating the constitution: ArtII.S2.C1.3.1
- cvz 2y agoIt wouldn't be an ordinary law, it would be a constitutional amendment, so that wouldn't be an issue. It's probably not going to happen, though. Amending the U.S. constitution is incredibly difficult.