• Furbag@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Literal last minute decision on this one. SCOTUS is definitely running interference for Trump, without a doubt.

    Biden should declare Trump a national security threat and have him assassinated. That’s an “official act”, is it not? Sure, it helps Biden immensely, but now who is to determine where an official act ends and a private self-serving one begins? Are those two necessarily mutually exclusive?

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      1 year ago

      It even says so in the dissent.

      “When he uses his official powers in any way, under the majority’s reasoning, he now will be insulated from criminal prosecution. Orders the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a military coup to hold onto power? Immune. Takes a bribe in exchange for a pardon? Immune. Immune, immune, immune,” Sotomayor wrote.

    • STUPIDVIPGUY@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      He won’t because Biden is a pussy. He’s just gonna lay back and let Trump have what he wants.