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<blockquote data-quote="BrownArmy" data-source="post: 3037681" data-attributes="member: 18225"><p>I was gonna try to get witty, but honestly, the article in the above link sums it up perfectly.</p><p></p><p>The Constitution provides three co-equal branches of government, each with separate powers: it's the best Venn diagram ever.</p><p></p><p>If Trump were to pardon Arpaio, he would be severing the balance between the executive and the judiciary, basically nullifying the judiciarys 'check' on the executive.</p><p></p><p>Forget Trump and Arpaio for a second, is this expansion of Presidential reach a good idea?</p><p></p><p>What a horrible precedent: it could easily turn into 'do what I say, even if it's illegal or unconstitutional, and I'll just pardon you'.</p><p></p><p>This power-grab is exactly what the founding fathers were trying to deny by setting up our government the way they did.</p><p></p><p>And, for the Trump fans out there, if Obama or (gasp) Hillary had tried to do something similar to this, you'd be having aneurysms.</p><p></p><p>Just saying.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrownArmy, post: 3037681, member: 18225"] I was gonna try to get witty, but honestly, the article in the above link sums it up perfectly. The Constitution provides three co-equal branches of government, each with separate powers: it's the best Venn diagram ever. If Trump were to pardon Arpaio, he would be severing the balance between the executive and the judiciary, basically nullifying the judiciarys 'check' on the executive. Forget Trump and Arpaio for a second, is this expansion of Presidential reach a good idea? What a horrible precedent: it could easily turn into 'do what I say, even if it's illegal or unconstitutional, and I'll just pardon you'. This power-grab is exactly what the founding fathers were trying to deny by setting up our government the way they did. And, for the Trump fans out there, if Obama or (gasp) Hillary had tried to do something similar to this, you'd be having aneurysms. Just saying. [/QUOTE]
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