So Biden could lock him up as a threat to democracy and the republic?
Well we used to straight up kill traitors instead of letting them off and letting them try running for an office that they once tried to steal multiple times through various nefarious ways.
Killing a traitor sure sounds like an official act.
Capture the man and exile him to an island. Start a reality show where contestants are gradually moved onto the island with him one by one. He will establish a new form of governance and be given the keys to the next presidency as a reward for a certain benchmark of success in creating a new functional democracy. Lol
At this point of time, I’m wondering why Fox News and maga isn’t defined as a terrorist organisation.
Fox News and Trump are already doing small things again to set up a civil war.
So, would official acts as president be legal by definition? Would there be such a thing as an official act as president that may otherwise be criminal?
And how does the ruling protect against treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors (specifically, the past part)? How is this ruling not in direct contrast to the constitution?
This is the Supreme Court more or less officially agreeing with the nixonian logic of “if the president does it, that means that it is not illegal”. I honestly don’t see another way to describe it.
Biden should by all means act accordingly. But I sincerely doubt he will.
I would encourage you to read the first couple paragraphs of this article so you are informed of your misunderstanding.
The job of President throughout the 20th century has involved committing crimes. If they gave that away, then all of these ghouls could potentially be prosecuted.
In the future, the former President could go to jail for the next version of Iran-Contra… and we couldn’t possibly allow that to happen.
I wonder what the US would’ve been like if leaders were actually held accountable…
Because no one else gave you an actual explanation I will. The highest law in the US legal system is the Constitution. In it the president’s official duties are described. Congress could not pass a law blocking him from doing his official duties as Constitution>Enacted Bill. To override the Constitution they would need to pass an amendment. Because of this any law enacted that may be otherwise lawful is unlawful as applied to the president if they were doing the act as part of their official duties.
If Congress could pass a law saying no one can issue pardons and arrest the president for doing so they’d have effectively stripped text out of the constitution.
As for protecting against treason and bribery, those don’t sound like official acts. But they did cite an earlier case about Nixon that had previously set restrictions on how prosecutors may obtain information, that may benefit in any trial.
Biden should now officially order those judges executed. Put in place a law that the supreme court must contain an even split of representatives from both/all major parties.
Then install judges who will reverse the immunity law… Meaning this problem will not come up again.
EDIT: Upon reflection, maybe they just reaffirmed the presumption of innocence for someone who’s job it is to sometimes order the deaths of people. So he has “The presumption of immunity” until determined by a court case, or impeachment hearing? Is that what’s going on?
Your supreme court decides what counts as official and unofficial.
Your nation is fucked. The chances and opportunities to prevent it being fucked have passed, and now it is too late.
The only hope for the rest of the world is that the US tears itself apart internally.
Quid quo pro is back on the menu boys!
If a president threatens you if you don’t invest in his/her company it is not abuse of office, it is an official act.
If another country wants American weapons but you need to donate to the party of the president it is not bribery, it is an official act.
The supreme court has made the rule of law meaningless for top government officials. The president now has absolute power and will need to be removed by bloodshed.
P.S. the supreme court also ruled a kickback after a government decision is NOT bribery as well. #worstsupremecourt.
Impeach Clarence Thomas, Sam Alito, John Roberts and Donald Trump.
