“In the matter of reforming things, as distinct from deforming them, there is one plain and simple principle, a principle which will probably be called a paradox,” wrote G.
January has been a whirl of Presidential pardons and Executive Orders from both the outgoing and incoming administrations. I am pretty certain I know what the Constitution says about both (pardons explicitly stated in Article II, Section 2; Orders inferred by the “Take Care Clause” of Article II, Section 3), but I am deficient in my knowledge of their use by each of the 45 prior occupants of the White House. I would appreciate your thoughts on both in an upcoming essay.
I have reread Jefferson’s Inaugural Address to restore serenity to my present political soul and consoled by the knowledge of Jefferson and Adams’s reconciliation.
January has been a whirl of Presidential pardons and Executive Orders from both the outgoing and incoming administrations. I am pretty certain I know what the Constitution says about both (pardons explicitly stated in Article II, Section 2; Orders inferred by the “Take Care Clause” of Article II, Section 3), but I am deficient in my knowledge of their use by each of the 45 prior occupants of the White House. I would appreciate your thoughts on both in an upcoming essay.
I have reread Jefferson’s Inaugural Address to restore serenity to my present political soul and consoled by the knowledge of Jefferson and Adams’s reconciliation.
Two words that should never be used in the same sentence when referencing Trump: think seriously"- He doesn't- and he won't listen to advisors either