Constitutional Amendment (Passed)

[DemPGH]

Yeah, I support, and as to him- herself, I think that can be easily corrected with the next amendment.

Yes.

[DemPGH]

Yes.

Nicely done.

Ahem.

Presidents shall have the power to grant reprieves and pardons to any individual other than themselves

[DemPGH]

Yeah both look good.

As to this wording, I recommend this personally:
Presidents may not pardon themselves or their own office.

[DemPGH]

Yes.

I'm loosely paraphrasing Arthur in Excalibur when he said, "They're not laws if they don't apply to everyone" or something closely to that effect. So, I guess what I see is that without this, if someone became President who had a strong personality cult behind him (or her), he (or she ) could get away with literally anything.

[DemPGH]

Yes.

I'm loosely paraphrasing Arthur in Excalibur when he said, "They're not laws if they don't apply to everyone" or something closely to that effect.

King Arthur: Where lies evil in my Kingdom?
Merlin (glances at Morganna): Always, where you least expect it

Ha (there's a young, unknown Liam Neeson in that scene). I might substitute another word or two for "evil," but yeah, that quote is applicable too.

Anyway, that's a cool movie with great music. When I was a kid I liked the sex and violence, but as an adult the more bizarre aspects of it make a lot more sense and it strikes me as a movie about a guy who builds something great, then people succumb to greed and become self-absorbed, and it all goes to hell. Kind of a universal theme. That movie is based on the Morte D'Arthur, but I don't know how closely it follows it. It's definitely a modern interpretation of it.

Okay, tangent over.