What happened in the electoral college this year? Can the President pardon himself without impunity?

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December 18, 2020

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Should Politicians Be Able to Retaliate Against Whistleblowers? ([link removed] )

The current “culture of impunity” that politicians and intelligence community bureaucrats enjoy vis a vis whistleblower retaliation must be replaced with an inescapable system of deterrence and consequences—one that makes the potential cost of retaliation swift, sure, and severe, and thus simply not worth the effort.

- Needed: a Whistleblower Protection Paradigm Shift ([link removed] )

By Patrick G. Eddington

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Can the President Pardon Himself? ([link removed] )

Even if the president has the power to pardon himself, he shouldn’t exercise it.

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By Ilya Shapiro

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The Electoral College has cast its votes for president. It should come as no surprise that Joe Biden won. Cato Chairman Robert A. Levy details the current process and the hurdles to changing it for future elections.

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