logoalt Hacker News

DANmodetoday at 2:29 AM1 replyview on HN

or…if we’re at the point we need to neuter the power of the elected office,

just randomly appoint people, and stop pretending what we’re doing is working.


Replies

JumpCrisscrosstoday at 2:47 AM

> if we’re at the point we need to neuter the power of the elected office

Eliminating pardon power doesn’t neuter the Presidency or Governorships. The Romans didn’t even automatically grant the power to dictators.

show 1 reply