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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by glitchinc on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @03:00PM (#43636176)
Using a personal account to post comments to social media is not an official act.
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by dralley on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @03:03PM (#43636224)
The entire concept of "official act" does not actually exist. It wasn't defined in the Constitution, and neither was it defined by the Supreme Court when they invented it from whole cloth.
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by blasphemers on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @03:14PM (#43636402)
Courts have already determined it's an official act by Congressman and Senators to shield them from defamation lawsuits.
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by echoangle on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @03:45PM (#43636870)
How sure are you that the supreme court agrees with you?
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