This is a guest post by The Dysfunction Junction editor Kent McCarty. McCarty is an 18 year-old student at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. He plans to run for President in 2048. To read more by McCarty, visit The Dysfunction Junction by clicking HERE.
In the wake of the controversy surrounding former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour’s pardon of over 200 inmates, newly-minted Governor Phil Bryant released a statement advocating for a constitutional amendment that limits the Governor’s power to pardon.
According to Governor Bryant‘s spokesman, Mick Bullock, Bryant asked Chairman of the Senate Constitution Committee Michael Watson to review the language in the state constitution as it pertains to pardons. From there, the Governor Bryant hopes to develop a constitutional amendment that will address this “important issue” by limiting the Governor’s power to issue pardons.
To read the rest of this article, see the full article at The Dysfunction Junction by clicking HERE.
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant Speaks Out Against Haley Barbour’s Pardons
This is a guest post by The Dysfunction Junction editor Kent McCarty. McCarty is an 18 year-old student at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. He plans to run for President in 2048. To read more by McCarty, visit The Dysfunction Junction by clicking HERE.
In the wake of the controversy surrounding former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour’s pardon of over 200 inmates, newly-minted Governor Phil Bryant released a statement advocating for a constitutional amendment that limits the Governor’s power to pardon.
According to Governor Bryant‘s spokesman, Mick Bullock, Bryant asked Chairman of the Senate Constitution Committee Michael Watson to review the language in the state constitution as it pertains to pardons. From there, the Governor Bryant hopes to develop a constitutional amendment that will address this “important issue” by limiting the Governor’s power to issue pardons.
To read the rest of this article, see the full article at The Dysfunction Junction by clicking HERE.
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