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no_hypocrisy

(46,234 posts) Fri Apr 26, 2024, 05:14 AM Apr 26

If the SCOTUS Majority rules all Presidents have absolute immunity [View all]

during their tenure, wouldn't that nullify the principle of impeachment? "High crimes and misdemeanors" wouldn't mean anything as the President could do anything. ANYTHING.

Example: A President could literally sell confidential highly classified information to Putin and claim it as "an Official Act" because (according to him) it prevented probable nuclear war. Intelligence would be destroyed. Lives lost. But excusable b/c the President had "absolute immunity".

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If the SCOTUS Majority rules all Presidents have absolute immunity [View all] no_hypocrisy Apr 26 OP

On a related point: Mike Niendorff Apr 26 #1

Article I, Section 3, Clause 7 provides that the sanctions for an impeached and convicted individual sop Apr 26 #16

No... but they probably won't rule that way FBaggins Apr 26 #2

But therein lies the hypocrisy. no_hypocrisy Apr 26 #4

They will rule that ONLY chump has absolute immunity John Shaft Apr 26 #3

And they can do it, literally with his name in it Bettie Apr 26 #9

Democracies can devolve into tyrannies John Shaft Apr 26 #17

And ours seems to turn Bettie Apr 26 #18

The point of taking this appeal was to delay any trial before the election. Lonestarblue Apr 26 #5

Absolutely correct. rubbersole Apr 26 #13

Absolute Immunity equal djacq Apr 26 #6

Does that mean that Biden could put Trump on the moon this coming summer? Sancho Apr 26 #7

This never had anything to do with immunity. MOMFUDSKI Apr 26 #8

Stalling seems to be the logical reason. Aussie105 Apr 26 #10

President Biden should send trump to GITMO. DemMedic Apr 26 #11

It would also nullify the need for SCOTUS Generic Brad Apr 26 #12

They could do anything like give Putin a list of our secret agents away. KS Toronado Apr 26 #14

Don't think this really has anything to do with Putin. 3825-87867 Apr 26 #15

Impeachment is already meaningless. BWdem4life Apr 26 #19