NO EXCUSES

It's 20 words long: the Constitutional provision giving the President the power to pardon, but oh how many conflicts it has caused.


Mr. Trump's is but the latest - his rule of law threatening clemency for his old, convicted buddy Roger Stone.


His is only the latest--and most likely not the last--in a series of presidential nose-thumbing at the Rule of Law.


Obama did it.
Bush did it
Clinton did it.
Nixon did it.


And yet, in two houses full of lawyers, not one serious move to rein in this most serious challenge to what all the lawyers there (and there are much too many of them) say is one of the foundations of our democracy, the aforementioned Rule of Law. They make speeches on the House & Senate floor, but nothing has changed. No Constitutional amendment passed; if that is what it takes, no law or regulations proposed that might restrict the pardon power use, not even a Joint Resolution expressing our displeasure.


Zip. Zilch.Nada.


I believe Mr. Trump at one time proposed pardoning an old buddy who had been charged, but not even gone to trial; what an absolute mockery that would have made of our Rule of Law, this when the Supreme Court has just ruled no President is above the law in the case of Mr. Trump's taxes.


Truly this is a NON-partisan matter, and ought to be considered as such by the leadership of both houses. Here in Kentucky we can start with our Senate leader. He needs to be on record about possible changes in Presidential pardoning powers, and how to achieve them.  So does our local Congressman-lawyer, Andy Barr.........NOW.


I'm just sayin'...