alt Hacker NewsWe are discussing the pardon power, an explicitly anti-democratic measure that is unilateral and unreviewable. The constitution defines a federal republic, not a democracy.
We are discussing the pardon power, an explicitly anti-democratic measure that is unilateral and unreviewable. The constitution defines a federal republic, not a democracy.
Not everything originally in the Constitution is a good idea, or at least isn't anymore. That's why it specifies an amendment process.