Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic...
by so_delphi on Monday July 01, 2024 @03:19PM
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I guess this hypothetical scenario is not entirely relevant since the killing happened outside of U.S jurisdiction.
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Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic...
by nostromo on Monday July 01, 2024 @03:22PM
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No, US citizens do not lose their rights to a trial because they're not in the US.
Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic...
by pc86 on Monday July 01, 2024 @03:55PM
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I know this is what you're saying but just to head any other knee-jerk responses, US citizens do not lose their rights to a trial in the US, for breaking a US law, because they happen to be outside of the US.
Relatedly, when the question is "is this person protected by the Constitution," imagine a Venn diagram where one circle is "US citizens" and the other circle is "human being physically present within the United States." Debate over the 100-mile "border zone" notwithstanding, the entire thing is filled in. If you are a US citizen anywhere, or a person inside the US, you have all the Constitutional rights.