That’s the neat part, it’s worded such that it could go either way. With the current makeup of the court, impeachment proceedings would have to start with the 6 first, and then flow back to the executive if we wanted anything to actually stick.
If MAGA were looking at it, the way they are looking at Birthright Citizenship, they would accept even the most ridiculous interpretation, if it aligns with their agenda. Dems should do the same thing, and interpret the law so that it best benefits them.
I thought the intent behind that wasn’t to revoke previous pardons, but was to prevent a president from pardoning themselves in an impeachment trial.
That’s the neat part, it’s worded such that it could go either way. With the current makeup of the court, impeachment proceedings would have to start with the 6 first, and then flow back to the executive if we wanted anything to actually stick.
If MAGA were looking at it, the way they are looking at Birthright Citizenship, they would accept even the most ridiculous interpretation, if it aligns with their agenda. Dems should do the same thing, and interpret the law so that it best benefits them.
Someone would argue framer’s intent, but that wouldn’t get them very far because nothing means anything anymore
This will go down as Drumps’ “greatest” achievement: “nothing means anything anymore”.