Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for official acts

Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by ceejayoz on Monday July 01, 2024 @03:57PM (#40849949)

> An extrajudicial killing of a political opponent certainly falls outside of scope.

There wasn't all that much fuss when we did it to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_al-Awlaki.

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Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by sowut on Monday July 01, 2024 @05:08PM (#40850707)

while i appreciate he was a US citizen, i fail to see how it applies to our conversation

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Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by ceejayoz on Monday July 01, 2024 @05:33PM (#40850971)

What legal theory makes this offing of a US citizen extrajudicially on national security grounds different?

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Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by sowut on Tuesday July 02, 2024 @11:58AM (#40857910)

this is an extreme example that really needs no explanation

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