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None of that is in within the power of POTUS.

The structure of Congress is determined by The Constitution and its Amendments.

Congress needs to pass enlarging the Supreme Court with a vote, and Republicans have House majority.

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POTUS?

KOTUS.

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There are so many misinformed people on this ruling. It doesn’t give the President more executive authority, like a king. It lets him commit crime without personal responsibility if it’s an official act.

Yes, it’s insane and deplorable, but it doesn’t mean Biden can do anything he wants.

If it did, he could just outlaw felons from becoming President. SCOTUS doesn’t want that.

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It really doesn’t change much. Instead of just ignoring what presidents do that might be criminal, it’s explicitly immune.

Also this ruling doesn’t grant further immunity to others. The president can order seal team 6 to kill someone, but they’d still face charges if it wasn’t plausibly a legitimate target.

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If it did, he could just outlaw felons from becoming President. SCOTUS doesn’t want that.

“I have ordered the military to detain Donald Trump in a Federal max security prison and destroy all ballots marked with his name on election day. This is not a change in the laws of our great nation, this is just an act that I am ordering to be performed in my official capacity as POTUS. God bless America.”

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Well, presidents can also leverage other actors to help them out. Quid pro quo, you might say.

Unfortunately that really only tends to work in the favor of bad actors. There is no legitimate reason to have immunity for “good.”

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