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Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by sickofparadox on Monday July 01, 2024 @01:55PM (#40848358)
I would imagine that Obama is quite happy with his presidential immunity for ordering the extrajudicial killing of an American citizen via drone strike[1].

[1] https://mwi.westpoint.edu/ten-years-after-the-al-awlaki-kill...

Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by afavour on Monday July 01, 2024 @01:56PM (#40848376)
Yes I'm quite sure Obama is happy with it. Should the rest of us be? Would a court case over the legality of such an action not be a positive thing?
Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by ceejayoz on Monday July 01, 2024 @02:08PM (#40848526)
I mean, is that the out for Biden? A drone strike on Mar-a-Lago as an "official act" for which he enjoys absolute immunity?
Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by newfriend on Monday July 01, 2024 @03:06PM (#40849307)
If he wants a civil war, sure.
Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by ceejayoz on Monday July 01, 2024 @03:11PM (#40849374)
Obviously, but we're to believe it'd be entirely legal to do so?
Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by Ancapistani on Monday July 01, 2024 @06:12PM (#40851359)
No, because of the use of the military within the borders of the country is separately and explicitly illegal under US law.
Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by ceejayoz on Monday July 01, 2024 @07:43PM (#40852037)
So's drone striking a US citizen without a trial. We do it anyways. Now it's even explicitly protected by absolute immunity as an "official act" instead of just apathy.

(Or you have the Coast Guard lead the mission with the SEALs as "advisors".)

Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by gaganyaan on Monday July 01, 2024 @06:35PM (#40851572)
But now that doesn't matter. The president is immune as long as there's the defense of it being an official act
Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by friend_and_foe on Monday July 01, 2024 @05:22PM (#40850838)
3. 3 american citizens. He ordered operations that killed both that guys kids also, the latter of which was carried out in the first month of Trump's presidency. They were 12 and 8. Both were supposedly accidents.