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BrntOrngStmpeDe said:
You should be upset with both sides. We have been in this tit for tat descent for a long while and it has gotten out of hand. Neither party should be able to use the presidency the way they are starting to. Some party has to finally stand up and say this is too far. I would like to see my party do it.

We have to stop excusing abuses of power even when they are committed by "our side" and lead to a result we favor. The processes and institutions of our democracy do matter.
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Trump and the populist right has decided to adopt same the tactics first implemented by Dems. If you don’t like it, your party needs to stop pushing the limits.
 
BrntOrngStmpeDe said:
You should be upset with both sides. We have been in this tit for tat descent for a long while and it has gotten out of hand. Neither party should be able to use the presidency the way they are starting to. Some party has to finally stand up and say this is too far. I would like to see my party do it.

We have to stop excusing abuses of power even when they are committed by "our side" and lead to a result we favor. The processes and institutions of our democracy do matter.
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We need a constitutional amendment to rein in the pardon power. I'm not sure exactly how it should be reformed, but something needs to be done. I do think Biden's pardons are worse, but I think Trump should have been more selective in the 1/6 pardons.

What could reform look like? Maybe set forth specific criteria for pardons and make them reviewable by the judiciary. I'm open to other suggestions as well.
 
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