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Would you support an amendment to the constitution that members of government can't receive pardons? (self.uspolitics)

submitted 1 week ago by x0x7 to c/uspolitics

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Pardons for members of government for actions they took from the seat of government just removes the public's ability to hold our government accountable. We already have too little accountability.

Further because pardons are more likely to be political in nature it allows for a regime to entirely protect themselves when and if they commit abuses of power.

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[–] Death_Equity 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Here is the problem. Let's say Trump has someone from Biden's admin arrested, tried, and convicted on trumped up charges. If there is no pardons for members of government, or no presidential pardons at all, that person is fucked and innocent.

I would like to see a check to presidential pardons, like Congress can veto or the SC can vacate a pardon.

[–] x0x7 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

In theory due process would protect them. Personally, in the same vain, I don't like qualified immunity. I think government officials and workers should be owed a slightly higher level of due process to protect against political targeting, but should also face higher sentences because as a member of government they should have a higher respect for the law if they are convicted.

Qualified immunity prevents that and so do pardons for government mis-actions.

[–] Death_Equity 2 points 1 week ago

Absolutely, qualified immunity is bullshit.