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struggle4progress

(118,379 posts) Sat Apr 27, 2024, 10:25 PM Apr 27

Will Supreme Court buy absurd/dangerous absolute immunity claim? [View all]

... even worse than those deeply anti-democratic, anti-rule-of-law, and anti-constitutional arguments? Some of the Supreme Court Justices seemed to be seriously entertaining those arguments. None more that Justice Samuel Alito, as this video discusses.

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Will Supreme Court buy absurd/dangerous absolute immunity claim? [View all] struggle4progress Apr 27 OP

Not absolute, but some immunity. nt Groundhawg Apr 27 #1

Good chance the answer is 'no,' according to N. Katyal (on Lawrence show.) elleng Apr 27 #2

I am hoping Neal is right but I don't trust the 6 BlueKota Apr 27 #3

His count got up to 5 possible GOOD votes! elleng Apr 27 #5

Esp. since the subject line is a strawman. Igel Apr 28 #12

Trump chatting with his allies on the Supreme Court. BOSSHOG Apr 27 #4

So if the current President wanted to have, say, six Supreme Court Justices killed, tclambert Apr 27 #6

Don't be absolutist binary. Igel Apr 28 #13

The instant Democrats gain the White House, House and Senate, it is imperative dobleremolque Apr 27 #7

Worse, they'll make the left feel like they've been done a favor by sticking to rule of law uponit7771 Apr 27 #8

Risky for them NotASurfer Apr 28 #9

It's a ploy to delay Bobstandard Apr 28 #10

Not immediately, they'll put it on a layaway though 0rganism Apr 28 #11

I doubt they'll extend pres immunity killing 6 SC Justices Model35mech Apr 28 #14

Keep on hoping that common sense, rationale, or even a modicum of respect for B.See Apr 28 #15