Let us be real: This became such a severe problem because of Trump and a subservient Congress and SCOTUS.
Pardons are just one aspect of a system that was put through extreme stress testing where MANY flaws and cracks were found.
We can provide sensible fixes, but not by ignoring ALL the problems and just trying to fix the pardon power in isolation.
Some ideas (Details available):
Pardons: Place limitations on the pardons in the last four months of a term.
Get politics out of SCOTUS, thereby eliminating the 'Unitary Executive theory' and the concept that POTUS can break any and all laws.
Remove or address 'Statutes of Limitations' on POTUS and other 'protected' people.
For functions that can not be partisan such as Inspector Generals, need to NOT be under authority of Executive branch.
FIX the impeachment process so it can work despite partisan politics.
Get money out of politics and Outlaw Lying in politics, with consequences. (Yes, I am serious)
Ensure Congress members ALWAYS have 'standing' on either side of any law and case. They are our representatives and they are the 'lawmakers' and those are OUR laws.
Empower Courts to hire lawyers to prosecute a case, or represent a side of the case that is not being represented if the court feels it is needed.
In a corrupt system, sometimes pardons are the only remaining protection available.
If the pardons are the corrupt act, enable oversight and make impeachment an effective deterrent.
There are MANY more problems that require significant redesign and repair. I have a list, don't you?
If we don't TRY to fix all the problems, we will have a lot of very serious problems that will continue to cause much damage.
Not sure term limits actually work. The key issue is to manage the corruption, typically the money in politics. Looking at my state where we have term limits. The power still concentrates. There are still people who pull the levers of power. I do agree, people can get 'comfortable' in office, but in the end it is the people's choice. The one thing I will say on Term limits is, it has to apply to all of them, not just the ones from your state, because in the current system, longevity in office gives you power.
Your idea on pardons has merit. Perhaps a full investigation, like a secutiry clearance level of investigation to determine more about the recipient and their potential ties.
Biden didn't pardon hunter to protect him from the law. He pardoned him to protect him from the trump regime. He would have proven himself to be as dottering as trump proclaimed if he hadn't done it.
This would indeed be an improvement: but as someone born in Britain, it is hard to understand why the President should have any power of pardon at all. I appreciate that the Constitution was designed in an era of kingship, and that this was the model that the Founding Fathers were teeing off from - hence an elected and time-bound king, rather than a hereditary monarch - but this particular trapping of monarchy is surely long-since redundant.
The whims of one man, particularly the IIC (Idiot in Chief) were never the intent of the Founding Fathers. Checks and balances require oversight of Presidential actions.
I am not sure that Biden pardoning his family from the wrath of a vengeful trump was terrible. Dems never chased the criminal trump sons or son in law who are all criminal scammers, but trump chased Hunter biden every change he could for minor infractions. trump pardoned 1500 j'6 criminals and a the convicted scammer bannon, along with xrypto scammers and will likely pardon a child sex trafficker and himself. Hunter Biden? Please... Oh, and the corrupt,conservative SCOTUS will callany bill that limits trump's pardon power as unconstitutional. It's over before it starts...
Let us be real: This became such a severe problem because of Trump and a subservient Congress and SCOTUS.
Pardons are just one aspect of a system that was put through extreme stress testing where MANY flaws and cracks were found.
We can provide sensible fixes, but not by ignoring ALL the problems and just trying to fix the pardon power in isolation.
Some ideas (Details available):
Pardons: Place limitations on the pardons in the last four months of a term.
Get politics out of SCOTUS, thereby eliminating the 'Unitary Executive theory' and the concept that POTUS can break any and all laws.
Remove or address 'Statutes of Limitations' on POTUS and other 'protected' people.
For functions that can not be partisan such as Inspector Generals, need to NOT be under authority of Executive branch.
FIX the impeachment process so it can work despite partisan politics.
Get money out of politics and Outlaw Lying in politics, with consequences. (Yes, I am serious)
Ensure Congress members ALWAYS have 'standing' on either side of any law and case. They are our representatives and they are the 'lawmakers' and those are OUR laws.
Empower Courts to hire lawyers to prosecute a case, or represent a side of the case that is not being represented if the court feels it is needed.
In a corrupt system, sometimes pardons are the only remaining protection available.
If the pardons are the corrupt act, enable oversight and make impeachment an effective deterrent.
There are MANY more problems that require significant redesign and repair. I have a list, don't you?
If we don't TRY to fix all the problems, we will have a lot of very serious problems that will continue to cause much damage.
Implement term limits on Congress and SCOTUS.
All pardons must include a list conflicts of donors to the president.
Not sure term limits actually work. The key issue is to manage the corruption, typically the money in politics. Looking at my state where we have term limits. The power still concentrates. There are still people who pull the levers of power. I do agree, people can get 'comfortable' in office, but in the end it is the people's choice. The one thing I will say on Term limits is, it has to apply to all of them, not just the ones from your state, because in the current system, longevity in office gives you power.
Your idea on pardons has merit. Perhaps a full investigation, like a secutiry clearance level of investigation to determine more about the recipient and their potential ties.
Biden didn't pardon hunter to protect him from the law. He pardoned him to protect him from the trump regime. He would have proven himself to be as dottering as trump proclaimed if he hadn't done it.
This would indeed be an improvement: but as someone born in Britain, it is hard to understand why the President should have any power of pardon at all. I appreciate that the Constitution was designed in an era of kingship, and that this was the model that the Founding Fathers were teeing off from - hence an elected and time-bound king, rather than a hereditary monarch - but this particular trapping of monarchy is surely long-since redundant.
No offense, but the proposed design looks to have fundamental problems in limiting corruption.
The whims of one man, particularly the IIC (Idiot in Chief) were never the intent of the Founding Fathers. Checks and balances require oversight of Presidential actions.
Some pardons might need the instant power of pausing an action, such as an execution, until the approval process plays out.
I am not sure that Biden pardoning his family from the wrath of a vengeful trump was terrible. Dems never chased the criminal trump sons or son in law who are all criminal scammers, but trump chased Hunter biden every change he could for minor infractions. trump pardoned 1500 j'6 criminals and a the convicted scammer bannon, along with xrypto scammers and will likely pardon a child sex trafficker and himself. Hunter Biden? Please... Oh, and the corrupt,conservative SCOTUS will callany bill that limits trump's pardon power as unconstitutional. It's over before it starts...