Pardons aren't the problem. They exist to provide an avenue for reprieve in cases where the law was applied in an unjust or unintended manner, which is not uncommon. The issue is that we let a corrupt, narcissistic piece of shit become President. Obviously he's going to do terrible things with all the power available to him. It doesn't mean the powers of the office are inherently bad, it means he is.

The power of the pardon should be held by the House of Representatives.

It's was supposed to be the executive's check on the judicial, like a veto but instead of bills passed by congress it's convictions made by a federal court. This was of course back when there was some semblance of judicial independence, nonpartisan interpretations of the constitution, and most people acting on good faith and in the best interests of their constituents or the American population at large.

Sadly, we are now ruled by idiots who have co-opted the government apparatus to serve their own interests.

I kind of agree with other commenters that we should do away with the presidential pardon and replace it with a check that is less likely to be abused for personal gain.

Considering Trump is actually selling pardons ... yea, very odd.

I mean, a small crack is detrimental to the whole. One today, maybe not another for a while, but a crack looks to be forming. Not a lot, but it's something.

Which means they need 3 more to pass it at a 51:49 but if Republicans filibuster then it becomes 12 more at 60:40

EDIT: Amendments require 67. Also this is a house rep, not even a senator.

It’s enough to tip a house vote, so, yeah, it’s a big deal

Famous and notable coward Don Bacon grows a single atom of spine, to be surrendered upon his almost immediate retirement.

Fuck him, this is the most he's spoken out as a representative of one of a handful of districts where he'd benefit from a little bipartisanship. And he waits until the end of his career to do the most milquetoast act of defiance he wanders across.

I've met him. He's a nice guy, when he was in the air force at least he tipped pretty well. But he's a coward. And that will be his legacy.

No that's not it.

There are just a few left in the GOP that are smart enough to realize that the White "Christian" state that is developing isn't going to put them on top like they thought it would...

Its Don Bacon. He still sides with Trump 99% of time, and is only doing this because he already announced he isn't seeking a new term.

Find something new to charge them with - interstate travel to commit violence, or conspiracy to commit treason, or something.

Theoretically. You’d likely need to get a constitutional change pushed through to even achieve the headline, since the presidential pardon is granted by the constitution.

You’d also need to get a law on the books which would allow retroactive revocation of the previous pardons.

That would been to be veto proof, for obvious reasons.

I'm just sad that the bill isn't written specifically to be able to block trump's pardons.

We've seen that executive power needs checks, not just this individual