I thought the intent behind that wasn’t to revoke previous pardons, but was to prevent a president from pardoning themselves in an impeachment trial.
I thought the intent behind that wasn’t to revoke previous pardons, but was to prevent a president from pardoning themselves in an impeachment trial.
osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 1 day ago
That's the neat part, it's worded such that it could go either way. With the current makeup of the court, impeachment proceedings would have to start with the 6 first, and then flow back to the executive if we wanted anything to actually stick.
bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Someone would argue framer’s intent, but that wouldn’t get them very far because nothing means anything anymore
Weirdmusic@lemmy.world 1 day ago
This will go down as Drumps’ “greatest” achievement: “nothing means anything anymore”.