vegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agoTrump says Biden’s pardons are now ‘void and vacant’ after autopen controversywww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up1252
arrow-up1252external-linkTrump says Biden’s pardons are now ‘void and vacant’ after autopen controversywww.independent.co.ukvegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square43linkfedilink
minus-squareprolelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoTo be fair, someone willing to abuse pardons that wantonly is never meant to become President in the first place. The Electoral College was supposed to be one protection against that, but obviously that has been a massive failure.
minus-squareOneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months ago The Electoral College was supposed to be one protection against that Instead, it only enabled it!
To be fair, someone willing to abuse pardons that wantonly is never meant to become President in the first place. The Electoral College was supposed to be one protection against that, but obviously that has been a massive failure.
Instead, it only enabled it!