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Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by jshier on Monday July 01, 2024 @01:53PM (#40848325)
Corrupt admins will already do that, so giving blanket immunity doesn't actually help anyone. All they need to then corruptly prosecute anyone is a court to agree that some act was "unofficial".
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Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by pessimizer on Monday July 01, 2024 @02:05PM (#40848487)
It has never happened before now. It isn't because past presidents have never been criminals, it was convention. It's a way for your country not to turn into Haiti or Zimbabwe.
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Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by jkaplowitz on Monday July 01, 2024 @02:09PM (#40848536)
Nixon was very probably criminal, but Ford’s pardon prevented a prosecution without having to settle the question of whether Nixon would have been immune in the absence of a pardon.
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