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Except in cases of Impeachment
Why is nobody talking about this?????
Article 2, Section 2 of the Constitution Says:
The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.
Read that last line again … except in Cases of Impeachment
Now let that sink in for a moment.
If the House votes to indict POTUS he will not be able to be pardoned by any other president or himself. It seems he will be in an inescapable box and the only exit will be to turn the Presidency of the United States into a dictatorship.
I suppose he could leave the country … and maybe he could live in Moscow.
I also suppose … that it is possible, at this stage in US history, that we could end up with a dictatorship.
But this little “quirk” in The Constitution explains why Nixon “bailed out” before an impeachment indictment and Gerald Ford then pardoned him. Unfortunately 76 of Nixons “friends” were indicted, 55 were convicted, and 15 served prison time.
My guess is POTUS is such a malignant narcissist that he won’t take any advice and is sure “everybody loves him except for this small group of Democrats … who are all traitors … and …”.
We shall see … otherwise maybe some of us can meet up in Costa Rica.
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