Presidential Pardons Should Be Abolished

It is obvious certain presidents of certain parties should not have the right to grant reprieves or pardons. They have the authority under the constitution to do so but this needs amendment. It is fine when a pardon makes sense but some pardons by some presidents of some individuals leave everyone baffled, incensed, dumbfounded and mystified. We see again someone that no one would pardon except the president alone and wonder why one man should be allowed to act like a king instead of an elected official and declare a man innocent that all others declare guilty. It would not be so bad but certain presidents of certain parties tend to grant pardons to enemies of the state and bad people in general instead of those that found themselves victims of judicial over reach as originally envisioned. We need to amend the constitution so the president no longer has the authority to grant pardons because some presidents simply do not wield this power responsibly or even in a civilized manner. The power of the presidential pardon should be amended to allow the president to submit a list of names to congress for consideration of pardon. Congress can then decide whether a pardon makes sense or not. Some presidents of some political parties are simply too stupid to have the power of the pardon. cjpost