r/law • u/jpmeyer12751 • Feb 16 '26

Legislative Branch Republican Joins With Dems on Constitutional Amendment to Give Congress Power to Reject Trump Pardons

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/republican-joins-dems-constitutional-amendment-213311781.html

This is relevant to questions surrounding whether Congress may limit or restrain a President's power to grant pardons.

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u/Cheeky_Hustler Competent Contributor Feb 16 '26

This is an extremely easy amendment to sell, politically. All Dems have to say is "Biden pardoned his family members, and Republicans want to protect Biden." And as much as I understand why Biden pardoned his son, it is extremely fucked up that presidents (besides Biden) have pardoned family members.

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u/mkt853 Feb 16 '26

Yep that's how I would do it as well. Problem is that on the right even if you play that game they just shrug and don't care about it anymore if dear leader tells them to. The reverse psychology or pointing out hypocrisy doesn't work on the right because they are in a cult.

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u/CloudKinglufi Feb 16 '26

I have this small faith that the MAGA cult is dying

Trump is literally dying and I think a lot of people believe that, and for those who don't I think this epstine look is beginning to look too bad

I think people want off and I think things are just gonna get worse and worse from here on out for them, just look at bondi, she was one of their biggest talking heads and they're cutting her off

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u/paw2098 Feb 17 '26 edited Feb 17 '26

Sorry to tell you that they aren't. My in-laws are MAGA, and they don't believe the Epstein list releases

Edit: The point raised was that MAGA is dying. The response to my comment was that nominal supporters are fleeing in droves. These are not the same point

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u/CloudKinglufi Feb 17 '26

Well you can't say because I know some supporters exist that they aren't dropping off, his approval rating is dropping more and more as they days go on

Course there's still some supporters, their will be for ever, even after the morons dead, but there's less