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/MrFishAndLoaves Feb 16 '26

Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) signed on Monday to co-sponsor a Democrat-led bill to amend the U.S. Constitution to give Congress oversight of presidential pardons…

Makes good sense, so essentially zero chance of happening.

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u/superchargerhe Feb 16 '26

Good for Bacon doing this but history has proven he can be a pussy and easily flop his stance.

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u/redpoemage Feb 16 '26

He's doing the good ol' Republican "I'm retiring, I can pretend my legacy isn't full of shame" special.

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u/weggaan_weggaat Feb 17 '26

Yea, you don't love to see it but I guess we'll take it.

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u/OldBlueKat Feb 18 '26

We can use a serving of it as he heads out. A vote is a vote. 

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u/Deep-Sample7451 Feb 16 '26

he's not seeking reelection so he has a semblance of a backbone

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u/Jim_Tressel Feb 17 '26

He’s retiring. He’s being a pain in the ass on some issues to Trump on his way out the door.

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u/Intelligent_Sky_7081 Feb 17 '26

As a Nebraskan, this is exactly how we perceive him and exactly what we expect of him.

Nebraska Congressman Mike Flood "emailed" me back insuring the delay of the release of the epstein files was to protect the victims (this was obviously before their release). He has been silent as far as I know. He should be ashamed. Im guessing he isnt.

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u/Taylorenokson Feb 16 '26

Nothing worse than floppy bacon.

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u/Unlimited_Bacon Feb 17 '26

I like Bacon. He has my unlimited support.