“An unpardoned Liz Cheney demands that the president, the Justice Department, Congress and the courts all fill their constitutional roles.”
Exactly. Accepting a pardon requires acknowledging guilt.
On the other hand, Congress and the courts have demonstrated how partisans bend the law for their own guy, to the point of repeatedly deferring and delaying cases and then creating an incoherent “rule for the ages” that requires additional judicial review each time it gets cited.
IOW: A “rule for the ages” that only applies when its authors decide it applies.
We are here because a plurality of Americans voted to dismantle the Constitutional guardrails. MAGA = BITFD.
Liz Cheney should not be pardoned because she was acting in her capacity as a Member of Congress. As such, the Speech and Debate Clause of the Constitution provides immunity from criminal and civil actions. This is pure Separation of Powers and how it works. A pardon would superfluous.
“An unpardoned Liz Cheney demands that the president, the Justice Department, Congress and the courts all fill their constitutional roles.”
Exactly. Accepting a pardon requires acknowledging guilt.
On the other hand, Congress and the courts have demonstrated how partisans bend the law for their own guy, to the point of repeatedly deferring and delaying cases and then creating an incoherent “rule for the ages” that requires additional judicial review each time it gets cited.
IOW: A “rule for the ages” that only applies when its authors decide it applies.
We are here because a plurality of Americans voted to dismantle the Constitutional guardrails. MAGA = BITFD.
I hope he stays busy battling the courts and leaves our system of government alone
Liz Cheney should not be pardoned because she was acting in her capacity as a Member of Congress. As such, the Speech and Debate Clause of the Constitution provides immunity from criminal and civil actions. This is pure Separation of Powers and how it works. A pardon would superfluous.
The most interesting thing about responsibility is that we carry it with us wherever we go. - Jan Patocka
"Wherever we go" is a circumstance as much as a physical or temporal place. Using power irresponsibly is always wrong. Full stop.