Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic...
by electrondood on Monday July 01, 2024 @06:24PM
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That's the problem. The ruling provides no guidance whatsoever, so as long as a President can make the case, it's an official act.
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Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic...
by danielmarkbruce on Monday July 01, 2024 @07:21PM
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No, that's not right. The court will decide, and they do give some thoughts/guidance.
Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic...
by redserk on Monday July 01, 2024 @11:45PM
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Well no, you’re making an assumption with how a court would rule in this situation.
There is nothing mandating that a court has to put careful consideration between what is and isn’t official business.
Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic...
by danielmarkbruce on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @03:28PM
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No, wrong. The comment says the court will rule, not how they'll rule. How on earth do you read that comment and think it says how they'll rule?
Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic...
by theGnuMe on Tuesday July 02, 2024 @12:02AM
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The Courts are dumb and often change their minds on appeal. All of this ends up at the Supreme Court where the clerics now rule.
Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic...
by danielmarkbruce on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @03:31PM
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Anything which reaches the supreme court is complicated, by definition. On top of that the world changes and the people sitting on the bench change. So yeah, the court changes it's "mind" from time to time.
The idea that they are "clerics" because they make a decision you disagree with is nonsensical.
Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic...
by theGnuMe on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @04:28PM
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Complicated by definition means absolutely nothing. Most cases are not complex but were decided on political ideology. This is why they tend to flip decisions. Anyway the current crop are indeed clerics.
https://verdict.justia.com/2023/05/03/how-did-six-conservati...