1. El Abuso Corrupto y Transaccional del Poder de Perdón.
La comunidad expresa indignación por cómo el poder de indulto, concebido para la misericordia, ha sido utilizado por el presidente para recompensar a aliados políticos, encubrir crímenes y obtener beneficios personales o financieros, transformándolo en una herramienta de corrupción.
- Trump has completely abused the pardoning power. It has not been used as it was intended. He pardoned people who committed crimes on his behalf, has sold pardons, and pardoned many other people who did not deserved to be pardoned. Unbound corruption!
- Trumps pattern of self-serving pardons makes one thing clear no president should ever be able to use this power to protect their own financial interests or reward those who help them personally.
- The pardon power has become a lucrative racket for this potus.
- Trump is trying to legalize corruption by abusing his pardon power.
- The pardon power exists for the moments when the justice system fails. Its not supposed to be a goddamn get-out-of-jail-free card for rich people and their kids . The connected can bend it, break it, abuse it wo consequence . Just look at who trumps pardoned these are transactions.
2. Llamados a la Abolición y Limitación del Poder Ejecutivo.
Existe un consenso generalizado sobre la necesidad de reformar o eliminar el poder de indulto presidencial. Las propuestas incluyen enmiendas constitucionales, la eliminación total de la autoridad o la imposición de límites estrictos, como la aprobación del Congreso o un comité independiente.
- The presidential pardon power really needs to go, the founding fathers couldnt have imagined a donald trump abusing this privilege so blatantly.
- The pardon power needs to be curtailed if not completely done away with.
- We need an amendment to end the presidential pardon power. It is little more than an incentive for corruption.
- Congress should approve any pardon a president request.
- I think one of the many reforms that need to happen after trump is gone is presidential pardon power. Ive never agreed that the president should hold such power. It is a power that is ripe for abuse, as demonstrated by this president.
3. Desafíos Legales: Inmunidad, Crímenes Estatales y la Intención de los Fundadores.
La controversia se intensifica al considerar las limitaciones del poder de indulto (solo crímenes federales, no estatales ni casos de impeachment) y la reciente decisión de la Corte Suprema sobre la inmunidad presidencial, que, combinada con el poder de indulto, crea un "rey" por encima de la ley.
- The president has no power to pardon his supporters state-level crimes but he can still muddy the waters for their trials and appeals.
- The pardon power is plenary and absolute, is the thing.
- George mason was concerned that the presidents pardon power was so great that it could be fatal to the united states.
- Judicially created immunity coupled with the power of the pardon establishes an authoritarian government.
- The one exception is impeachment. The constitution gives the president the power to pardon for offenses against the united states, except in cases of impeachment, limiting this power in a way that preserves the checks and balances of the impeachment process.