Which rather assumes that the imprudent, of no sense whatsoever, would never occupy the office. As I said, not omniscient. They devised a system with multiple checks (the pardon power itself was seen… (View Post)

You should have been to a British public school in the seventies, Jim. At mine they discovered four teachers were molesting boys, got them to leave quietly, and gave them references for another schoo… (View Post)

It exists because it's in the constitution. The framers were not omniscient or infallible, and I guess the idea of Washington issuing pardons in return for massive bribes just didn't even occur to th… (View Post)

It's all a bit pass the blame parcel, and quite unclear where it actually belongs. A well functioning criminal justice system would have seen them in court before Starmer took office, of course. (View Post)

It is part of the enquiry remit to look into that. Of course protecting the institution is almost always part of the reason behind such coverups, and that's likely to continue to be the case. (View Post)