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

submitted 1 day 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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[–] x0x7 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

If they had attempted to overthrow the government don't you think they would have gone in armed? This is the problem with the internet being politically bifurcated. The claims on both sides for what is reality get more and more disconnected over time. The echo chamber only rewards those who make claims beyond what has already been claimed and never rewards those who make a correction. Each echo chamber then has a steady velocity toward madness.

[–] billiam0202 1 points 23 hours ago

So they broke through fences, climbed up the building, smashed through windows, assaulted the police trying to keep them out of the Capitol which was closed to visitors due to COVID, smeared shit on the walls, stole Pelosi's laptop, stole furniture, flew Trump and Confederate flags, and tried to break into where the votes were being counted to do... What?

That's rhetorical, by the way. I don't give a good goddamn what you "both-sidesing" fascist enablers think. The videos are there to see exactly what they tried to do. The testimonies from the Jan 6 Committee are there.

Also, they were armed with both firearms and makeshift weapons. So go fuck yourself.