Posted on 09/21/2021 6:59:45 AM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
House Democrats plan to press forward with legislation aimed at preventing abuses of presidential power, strengthening Congress’ ability to enforce subpoenas and boosting protections for whistleblowers in what supporters of the measures say is largely a response to Donald Trump's actions as president.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., will highlight the Protecting Our Democracy Act during a press conference alongside its chief sponsor, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.
The measure would limit a president’s pardon power, require presidential candidates to be transparent with their tax records, and extend a deadline for prosecuting former presidents and vice presidents for federal crimes committed before or during their time in office, according to the group Protect Democracy, which is advocating for the measure.
It would also ensure that incoming presidents have access to resources for the transition period following an election, and would require the disclosure of contacts between the White House and the Justice Department.
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It’s not so much a limit on presidential power as it is curtailing limits on Congress’ ability to persecute a president.
The office of the president does have too much power. But it has become necessary because Congress couldn’t pass a bill declaring water is wet.
Certainly the executive order has become pernicious. But with Chuck and Nancy in charge (let’s talk about limiting the power of congressional leaders), they will mix up a toxic brew of power abuse.
Would this mean the Clintons are still on the hook for their various crimes?
SHHH Dear Leader is speaking at the UN...
Climate change equals human dignity...
His extra-presidential powers wont be affected ...
B.S. meter PEGGED!
This tells me Pelosi is seeing change in the wind.
I think the Clintons will be sacrificed when the party builds it’s new image. They need to say, “hey, we’re honest now.”. (New and Improved. Now with 50 percent more “emergon!”))
What part of “separation of powers” do these fascists not understand?
This is just to protect dem-o-rats in perpetuity.
Just all part of the oligarchy, now. All the parts are interchangeable and completely fungible.
So far as this new class of elites is concerned, the Constitution is pretty much dead letter law, anyway. Fine to quote when you want to slap opponents over the head, but otherwise, merely a number of suggestions, not imperative for themselves.
Any attempt to limit the Presidential power of the pardon, is defacto, unconstitutional.
Section 2The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.
Nancy and Schitt are going to need a Constitutional Amendment. Good luck with getting the Red States on board.
Are we sure this is not from the Babylon Bee?
Democrat party doesn’t acknowledge the Constitution they operate by Karl Marx hand book the evidence is clear.
If they can’t skirt the laws they destroy them that show in in play now.
Utopianism flag waves
These changes could be useful in reigning in Biden when the GOP regains power.
aka Protecting Our Derangement Act
The DC establishment and the democrats will only enforce this coming law against a president who is a patriot and doesn’t do as they say
This tells me Pelosi is seeing change in the wind.Yep they're scared shitless the laughing hyena will run amuck when she's installed.
Thanks again Chris Wallace(D), the Fox News never-Trump cabal for your continued silence, internal censorship and news blackouts on the 2020 election fraud saving us from trump < /sarcasm >
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