I have only two requests for the incoming congress.

[The Mad Monk]

I have only two requests:

1. A law for the banning of private donations of any kind for the maintenance, construction, or alteration of any property owned, operated, or managed by the federal government. Congress is supposed to hold the pursestrings. It's high time we made them do their damn job.

2. A law requiring Presidential pardons be individually approved by an act of Congress. That's right. One Act per Pardon.

The above is only indirectly related to Trump. The Office has been too unbalanced, too independent, too powerful, and far too ripe for exploitation. We were just lucky that we had an incompetent demented old man abuse the hell out of the Office before someone younger and smarter did.

[Dauphin]

An independent civil service would be nice.

[The Mad Monk]

We pretty much had that, until multiple presidents took the Unitary Executive Theory ball and ran with it.

[My Wife Hates CIV]

I like it. I do.

[Aeson]

Pardons are corruption and make a mockery of the law. There shouldn't be any pardons. If a law is unjust, it should be changed for everyone. No favoritism.

[Dauphin]

Pardons can have their place if adjudicated by a non-partisan independent body that reviews all applications. I think it's often called a parole board, but what do i know.

[Aeson]

Parole eligibility is set by law and applies to everyone. Pardons are just the whim of a tyrant.

[Uncle Sparky]

Don't pardon Dauphin!

[Dauphin]

Apologies that my dry wit was seen as anything other than agreement with your original statement.

[Dauphin]

In Canada 'pardons' (more accurately record suspensions and removal of the details from public record) are issued by parole boards.

What is a record suspension? - Canada.ca