Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic...
by legitster on Monday July 01, 2024 @03:58PM
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I don't think anyone in the ruling outside of Sotomayor implies that murdering political rivals would fall under an official duty of the president as outlined in the constitution.
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Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic...
by insane_dreamer on Monday July 01, 2024 @04:41PM
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I disagree, since a good many people seem ready to accept that Trump trying to overturn the results of a free and fair election (which in my book is pretty much on par with murdering political rivals since the point of murdering a rival is so that they don't get elected), is an "official duty".
Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic...
by alluro2 on Monday July 01, 2024 @04:47PM
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Would the court also need to carefully consider and rule on whether arresting or murdering a disagreeing judge is an "official act" by the President?
Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic...
by legitster on Monday July 01, 2024 @05:14PM
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Probably not. Arresting disagreeing judges would be a violation of due process, as is murdering US citizens without a trial.
At least that was the tentative conclusion last time this was brought up: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/feb/22/obama-...
Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic...
by spacemanspiff01 on Tuesday July 02, 2024 @09:29AM
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It might be a violation of the law and clearly illegal, but that does not mean it is not an official act for which the president is immune.