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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHas the Supreme Court ever considered they could be eliminated by a sitting president?
For no other reason except this is an order that new powers from the Supreme Court have given him.
MOMFUDSKI
(5,666 posts)Would love to see it.
Irish_Dem
(47,435 posts)They will protect themselves in some way from any restraints or consequences.
GreenWave
(6,766 posts)Has no enforcement assets. So, how will they protect themselves? What can they do or say to keep a dictator from executing them and their families?
Their arrogance makes them believe that they can restrain a tyrant like Trump, and that arrogance will lead to their demise!!
Irish_Dem
(47,435 posts)This is what fascists do.
RipVanWinkle
(234 posts)What are they going to do, give immunity to Trump and Trump only? What if Trump decides he doesn't need a court system?
Bettie
(16,126 posts)and there is zero recourse once they have ruled. They are the arbiters of.....everything in our society, because they have decided they are.
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)Famously asterisking that it was a one time deal and a unique situation.
bluestarone
(17,043 posts)Give TFG time to get elected, for some ungodly reason. This country is in trouble with this court.
bucolic_frolic
(43,300 posts)If they can delay this until 2025, they can make Trump Emperor. If Biden is still in office, they will retreat fast.
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sarisataka
(18,774 posts)Emile
(22,937 posts)Ping Tung
(689 posts)with a 400 - 800 years. With up to 6 months off for (unlikely) good behavior.
k55f5r
(176 posts)As soon as scotus rules presidents are immune, Biden should have the national guard arrest six supreme Court justices and 149 House Representatives along with 20 to 30 Republican senators, and send them to Guantanamo to start getting answers as to who is the big money behind all of this.
"If the president does it, it's legal" was a bad look for Nixon, and the whole nation will regret this if it happens.
Ping Tung
(689 posts)I don;t think that anyone should have complete immunity to do whatever they please.
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right of being able to do what we ought Lord Acton