candycorn
Diamond Member
I asked the question earlier but this time I put in a poll. And for the sake of this poll, a pardon and clemency is being considered to be the same thing.
I say yes. Do so and replace it by a 3 judge panel. The panel would consist of judges selected by seniority.
-The Chief Justice
-The 3rd most senior Justice (who isn't the Chief Justice)
-The most junior Justice (who isn't the Chief Justice)
Give the panel total carte blanche to interview the petitioner, the judge of the trial who sentenced her or him, the prosecutor, the defense attorney, witnesses etc... Surrender all evidence to the panel for review. Give it a thorough scouring back and fourth under the intense glare of suspicion from the court. Then vote. If 2 out of 3 vote to pardon, they get a pardon. Have it take effect in 2032 or 2036 when nobody today knows what the make up of the court will be and nobody knows who the President will be.
Presidential behavior in this area by presidents of both major political parties has been abysmal and pardons are handed out to those who are well connected, clearly in the wrong, and family members like in the case of Joe Biden.
I say yes. Do so and replace it by a 3 judge panel. The panel would consist of judges selected by seniority.
-The Chief Justice
-The 3rd most senior Justice (who isn't the Chief Justice)
-The most junior Justice (who isn't the Chief Justice)
Give the panel total carte blanche to interview the petitioner, the judge of the trial who sentenced her or him, the prosecutor, the defense attorney, witnesses etc... Surrender all evidence to the panel for review. Give it a thorough scouring back and fourth under the intense glare of suspicion from the court. Then vote. If 2 out of 3 vote to pardon, they get a pardon. Have it take effect in 2032 or 2036 when nobody today knows what the make up of the court will be and nobody knows who the President will be.
Presidential behavior in this area by presidents of both major political parties has been abysmal and pardons are handed out to those who are well connected, clearly in the wrong, and family members like in the case of Joe Biden.
