I think I lean toward *New* Haven, but now you've got me wondering. Maybe I give the same emphasis to each half, when I can? (Someone in my family lives near there, so it does come up in conversation.)
On Presidential Pardons: Yes, Trump and Biden both went way overboard on pardoning some real scalawags. However, I do not think the Pardon authority should be removed entirely. An amendment to provide a non-partisan "Pardon Board" to screen each individual seeking a Presidential Pardon would stop the silliness. Or voters will awaken and put up for election candidates that will have more integrity and character as did Washington, than those have been of late. (Ok, allow an old geezer to dream!)
"Non-partisan boards" tend to not be non-partisan. We have a system in which the 3 branches check each other; that should apply to pardons. Require a vote of Congress to sustain a pardon. Let members of Congress share the political heat. I also like the idea of suspending it between election day and the last day of a president's term.
I think I lean toward *New* Haven, but now you've got me wondering. Maybe I give the same emphasis to each half, when I can? (Someone in my family lives near there, so it does come up in conversation.)
On Presidential Pardons: Yes, Trump and Biden both went way overboard on pardoning some real scalawags. However, I do not think the Pardon authority should be removed entirely. An amendment to provide a non-partisan "Pardon Board" to screen each individual seeking a Presidential Pardon would stop the silliness. Or voters will awaken and put up for election candidates that will have more integrity and character as did Washington, than those have been of late. (Ok, allow an old geezer to dream!)
"Non-partisan boards" tend to not be non-partisan. We have a system in which the 3 branches check each other; that should apply to pardons. Require a vote of Congress to sustain a pardon. Let members of Congress share the political heat. I also like the idea of suspending it between election day and the last day of a president's term.
Gotta admit drank flows better than drunk.And to my friend below having not drunk for 43 years means I didn't die 42 years ago.
Just saying.
I mourn DPJ.
A unique, magnificent person.
"He hasn’t drunk in five years."
It's a miracle that he's survived!
I am the rare Boomer who is not a Beatles fan. Lennon may be the biggest reason for that quirk.
Very sorry about David Pryce-Jones. He seemed a rare combination of worldliness, intelligence, humility, and decency.
Yes.
I rarely get to say something like this anymore, but I look forward to reading your Plough essay offline in the print edition!
Ah, great! Thx.