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Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by clob on Monday July 01, 2024 @02:41PM (#40848939)
Which is why we invented laws and legal systems to codify such things.

Did you commit a crime, yes/no? Let's bring it to trial.

The circumstances are messy in all real world instances, but the outcome is binary.

Refusing to even put a president on trial is more black and white, because it's a clear "no, not illegal" without even discussion.

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Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by davidmurdoch on Monday July 01, 2024 @04:59PM (#40850607)
Courts don't even decide yes/no. Maybe is an outcome. We don't know is also an outcome.
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