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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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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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The more powerful the executive branch is, the greater outcome you get, in your opinion?
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It’s not a direct causal link but a pre requisite. You still need great vision and competence as well as decent external factor. Things can also go very wrong if the chief executive lacks these or prefers to just enjoy the benefits of being the national boss and fill their accounts. That said; I’ll still choose this any day over heavily parliamentarian democracy where you’re guaranteed to have commitees on everything and no brave game changing decisions.
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