YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoMonica Lewinsky calls for constitutional ban on presidential self-pardonsthehill.comexternal-linkmessage-square151linkfedilinkarrow-up11.14Karrow-down119
arrow-up11.12Karrow-down1external-linkMonica Lewinsky calls for constitutional ban on presidential self-pardonsthehill.comYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square151linkfedilink
minus-squareCalicoJack@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·2 years agoThat’s the point, it kinda doesn’t matter. If someone is trying to suspend the Constitution, an amendment saying not to isn’t going to stop them.
minus-square4am@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoI think the point is that if they’re gonna suspend the constitution then they don’t really care what it says. However, others will care and it’s less likely they’ll go along with it.
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That’s the point, it kinda doesn’t matter. If someone is trying to suspend the Constitution, an amendment saying not to isn’t going to stop them.
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I think the point is that if they’re gonna suspend the constitution then they don’t really care what it says.
However, others will care and it’s less likely they’ll go along with it.