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dware

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17. But you still run headlong into the Constitution. nt

Reply to Funtatlaguy (Reply #14)

Wed Nov 25, 2020, 07:02 PM

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No pardons should be allowed during a transition period. [View all] Funtatlaguy Nov 2020 OP

Little thing called the Constitution says, sorry, no can do. onenote Nov 2020 #1

Ok, now, dware Nov 2020 #2

You wouldn't need a full Constitutional Convention PJMcK Nov 2020 #9

Thanks for the information, dware Nov 2020 #11

Thank you! PJMcK Nov 2020 #13

And a Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours also. dware Nov 2020 #15

More precisely: Congress can start the amendment process, but 3/4 of states still must ratify onenote Nov 2020 #18

The last contemporary Amendment was ratified in 1971 PJMcK Nov 2020 #19

For outgoing governors too. Remember what Matt Bevin of Kentucky did? Mike 03 Nov 2020 #3

We need reforms. SmartVoter22 Nov 2020 #4

Think about what you're saying, dware Nov 2020 #5

unless its pardons for someone carrying a little too much mj TheRealNorth Nov 2020 #12

This is a very good suggestion, and it could apply to other activities, like scrapping treaties. .nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2020 #6

seems like a good idea RussBLib Nov 2020 #7

It cannot be done "legislatively" such a change would require an amendment to the Constitution. tritsofme Nov 2020 #8

Darn. Well, that's no easy task. Funtatlaguy Nov 2020 #16

I can see ending the transition period dsc Nov 2020 #10

How about two weeks or a month before Election Day. Funtatlaguy Nov 2020 #14

But you still run headlong into the Constitution. nt dware Nov 2020 #17

A change such as this would be inherently partisan. keithbvadu2 Nov 2020 #20

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