Back to Kentucky as Steve Pence takes aim at pardon power.

Meanwhile back here in Kentucky, we learn that Lt. Gov. Steve Pence is pushing the Legislature to limit the Governor's broad pardoning power so future governors cannot use that power to skirt legal scrutiny. "Clearly, the pardons that are pre-emptive -- where you don't know the name of the person or the charges against that person -- are very problematic, ... If the government engages in something that hides the ball, the public will lose respect for the law," Pence is quoted as saying while making it clear he was not refering to Gov. Fletcher. Attorney General Stumbo weighed in with a suggestion that the legislature be able to ratify gubernatorial pardons, which led Pence to state that it would likely "politicize the problem even more." Stay tuned for any future developments on this topic.