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I really want to understand how Americans are OK with Presidential pardons. (Let alone preemptive pardons, which do not compute). In EU countries, pardons are viewed as extraordinary acts of mercy, reserved for extraordinary cases, and are often subject to legal restrictions or ministerial approval, there is some type of checks and balances to the holder of clemency powers. In the US, it's like living in a monarchy, 300 years ago. The President-King has the right to pardon anyone they want, and they regularly do it, and they even do it preemptively. It's like, ok, there are laws, but if you are friend (or family) with the President, don't worry. For comparison, there has been no pardon in France, since 2016, when the French President pardoned Jacqueline Sauvage (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Sauvage_case).

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Dan Romero pfp

It’s in the constitution. We don’t change the constitution often. Unlikely it would be that way today if trying to come up with concept.

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boscolo.eth pfp

Have you read the federalist papers to get the perspective of the founders?

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Mo pfp

A powerful executive branch is a pre requisite for any ambitious nation. Otherwise it’s death by a thousand cuts as the committees do, undo and redo the work.

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Unfortunately Americans are tolerant of a lot of things that very few other so called advanced nations would tolerate, like gun crime, declining life expectancy etc - for all the mega bull posting about the US esp. thesedays, much of it is a facade If you're rich enough you'll rarely notice how broken society is here

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Erik pfp

checks and balances, but i do agree there should need to be a 2/3 majority w executive and legislative both going against judicial

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L3MBDA pfp

like it’s a royal decree

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