8. An Amendment over Presidential Pardons

.... After the elections are over, in the final days before the president leaves office, the midnight pardons will begin. Often they are scandalous and controversial, fostering the impression that justice has been thwarted rather than served. But under the constitution, the president may pardon whomever he wishes for any matter except impeachment, without appeal.
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.... This presidential privilege has always been rife with opportunity for abuse, ranging from small favors to kickbacks to cover-ups of crime. But it may also result in federal usurpation that could upset the balance of powers and infringe on the rights of the states. For example, if the president should grant a blanket amnesty to illegal immigrants, rather than his true responsibility in securing our borders, it would dramatically impact the states, especially the border states. And for this reason the states themselves have a vital interest in amending this privilege. A suggested Constitutional Amendment would read as follows:

.... The president shall have no power to grant a Reprieve or Pardon to any effect that would discharge a responsibility of his office under the Constitution.
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.... Presidential Reprieves and Pardons shall henceforth be submitted to the Senate if related to an issue of federal jurisdiction, or to the upper chamber of the state legislatures of the effected state(s), for non-federal issues, for review. These Reprieves and Pardons shall be deemed effective unless overturned by a two-thirds majority of the Senate, or a two-thirds majority in the upper chamber of the affected states legislature, within thirty days.
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.... In a matter of federal jurisdiction, if the Senate fails to block the Reprieve or Pardon, the state legislatures may attempt to do so by a two-thirds majority of all the states within the subsequent thirty days. If the Senate does not try to block a presidential Reprieve or Pardon, they shall announce their intention, and a subsequent thirty days will begin in which the state legislatures may attempt to block the Reprieve or Pardon.