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Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by rayiner on Monday July 01, 2024 @06:06PM (#40851309)
Why do you keep using the word “corruption?” This is an incredibly milquetoast opinion that says presidents retain immunity for some official acts while in office. Because that’s obviously true. When Trump wins again, he can’t prosecute Biden for deaths caused by Biden’s border policies. Because obviously. It’s shameful that it wasn’t 9-0.
Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by JumpCrisscross on Monday July 01, 2024 @06:22PM (#40851460)
> Why do you keep using the word “corruption?”

I used it once. Because that’s why ancient democracies used selection by lot. My criticism isn’t of this ruling per se, but of the institution, which has swung from a stabilising branch of government to a constant source of chaos.

Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by rayiner on Monday July 01, 2024 @07:09PM (#40851819)
> which has swung from a stabilising branch of government to a constant source of chaos.

What are you talking about? The Supreme Court gutted the constitution in the mid-20th century, and anti-democratically reshaped society down to its foundations.

The supposed "chaos" comes entirely from liberals freaking out at the smallest retrenchment of their destabilizing prior precedents.

Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by electrondood on Monday July 01, 2024 @06:18PM (#40851425)
In software development, one of the biggest smells is being asked to implement a solution to something that isn't a problem that anyone actually has.

In 250 years, for 44 presidents, not one of them has needed immunity from criminal prosecution.

All this does is shield the man who attempted to use violence and a conspiracy to commit election fraud with a fake slate of electors to reverse the result of a legitimate decision.

To call this milquetoast is to continue the gaslighting. This decision has permanently altered the American Experiment.

Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by rayiner on Monday July 01, 2024 @07:10PM (#40851830)
You think Bush couldn't have been prosecuted for something in connection with the Iraq War? You think Obama couldn't have been prosecuted for something in connection with drone strikes?