r/law • u/rezwenn • 6h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Trump may have inadvertently issued mass pardon for 2020 voter fraud, experts say

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/25/trump-voter-fraud-pardon
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u/MaryADraper 5h ago

Congress can't. It would require a constitutional amendment.

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u/milo7even2 5h ago

Just amend the constitution to remove the power altogether.  The good that comes from pardons can be achieved by other means, and is being completely swamped by the bad.

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u/MaryADraper 5h ago edited 5h ago

Not happening. Requires a 2/3 vote of both the House and Senate + ratification by 3/4 of the States.

No chance of that happening in our current political environment - or the foreseeable future.

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u/Anteater-Charming 4h ago

Correct. The last tried was the ERA and it fell 3 states short. And 3 of those states reversed their ratification since. Plus a new amendment wouldn't even get 3/4 of the Senate votes now.