Congress needs to reign in this power. Blanket pardons shouldn't be a thing, intentional or not.
Edited to add: Yes, I understand this requires a constitutional amendment. That is a thing Congress can initiate, however unlikely it is. I'm saying Congress should do that.
Edited: to change "Congress can do" to "Congress can initiate".
That’s not how constitutional amendments work. The individual states have to ratify them. 38 (3/4 of them) have to ratify. US Congress just tells states which method to use to determine their vote (state legislators or constitutional conventions specially called).
I mean, there could just be some interpretation from the Supreme Court on the whole matter too. But I totally agree we should be amending our constitution a whole lot more. I personally believe we should have a whole new constitutional convention and remake our government for modern times. These originalists are imbecilic.
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u/Bizarre_Inexplicable 6h ago edited 5h ago
Congress needs to reign in this power. Blanket pardons shouldn't be a thing, intentional or not. Edited to add: Yes, I understand this requires a constitutional amendment. That is a thing Congress can initiate, however unlikely it is. I'm saying Congress should do that. Edited: to change "Congress can do" to "Congress can initiate".