r/benshapiro • u/wang_li • 29d ago

Blanket pardons? Ben Shapiro Show

Back when they were debating the US Constitution there was debate about whether there should be impeachment or whether the President should be completely untouchable. Anecdotally Ben Franklin mentioned that the traditional way to remove a head of state is assassination. At which point the opposition to impeachment withdrew their objections. One wonders if these people pushing for blanket pardons have considered what options they are leaving to the American people to justly desire the rule of law. State level prosecution?

Honestly, given the general pardon that was given to Hunter Biden, I think another constitutional amendment should be that pardons must be particularized and any pardon of a generalized nature requires that the pardoned individual appears before Congress and details the complete list of crimes that they committed. Anything unmentioned is not covered regardless.

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u/MJD253 29d ago

Were you upset over any of Trump’s pardons?

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u/wang_li 29d ago

I’m not fond of the pardon power in general. But if it must be used it should be used to spare someone who did something unlawful for the good of the country. If Schaffer, Cheney, or Fauci committed crimes they should face the consequences. What would a general pardon be saying? “If they hadn’t angered someone who could order scrutiny of them they would have gotten away with it so they deserve a pardon.” That’s fucked up.