alt Hacker NewsPresidents shouldn't have the right to outright pardon people. It should have to go through some sort of body beforehand and be voted on like everything else.
Presidents shouldn't have the right to outright pardon people. It should have to go through some sort of body beforehand and be voted on like everything else.
The Pardon is a structural check on the legislative and judiciary. It cannot be done away with safely without causing massive problems down the road. If anything, this should be a learning experience for the country not to put criminally inclined presidents in office.