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Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by kybernetikos on Monday July 01, 2024 @04:03PM (#40850017)
> The ruling says that if the President is acting within the legally and constitutionally defined scope of their duties then they shouldn't have to wonder if they'll later be prosecuted for it.

The other big problem is how do you resolve a question of whether the president is acting within the legally and constitutionally defined scope of their duties? If there is a presumption of immunity, it may be nearly impossible to establish the facts in cases where the president is acting improperly.

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Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by doctorpangloss on Monday July 01, 2024 @04:15PM (#40850162)
> If there is a presumption of immunity, it may be nearly impossible to establish the facts in cases where the president is acting improperly.

Well yeah that's true. But uh, you are talking lawyer talk with a set of opinions, insincerely held, because they are most concerned with "owning the libs" above everything else.

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