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22. Maybe he's being SO absurd to get the LOSS.

Reply to Escurumbele (Reply #6)

Thu Apr 25, 2024, 12:24 PM

Apr 25

Wishful thinking I guess.

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Trump Lawyer Says Having Political Rival Killed Could Constitute 'Official' Presidential Act [View all] highplainsdem Apr 25 OP

So if Biden orders a supreme court justice (or 3 or 4) to be assassinated, that is an official act? BComplex Apr 25 #1

According to Sauer, yes. MarineCombatEngineer Apr 25 #3

Time to create some openings in the court! ArkansasDemocrat1 Apr 25 #25

. 6 new openings coming right up. Trueblue1968 Apr 25 #45

Yup, if you follow that argument. Ocelot II Apr 25 #4

As Carl (Billy Bob) would say Traildogbob Apr 25 #7

Right now, I wish Biden had the authority to have all of trump's appointees impeached for lying their asses off BComplex Apr 25 #9

Preach!!! Traildogbob Apr 25 #13

if the SCOTUS gives absolute immunity, heaven forbid, then POTUS Biden will be able to onetexan Apr 25 #49

Silly, immunity only applies to cantaloupe caligula, don snoreleone. niyad Apr 25 #16

My bdamomma Apr 25 #55

But after impeachment & conviction THEN he could be charged. oldsoftie Apr 25 #20

But what if the president orders the arrest or murder thucythucy Apr 26 #76

One of the Justices should bring that up. Excellent point. oldsoftie Apr 26 #78

You'd think this would occur to one of these stellar legal minds. thucythucy Apr 26 #80

I wonder if any of the judges that side with Trump realize then that they might have signed their own death warrants? cstanleytech Apr 25 #68

Somebody needs to pose that question to this corrupt scotus onetexan Apr 26 #73

She is ripping him a new one. MarineCombatEngineer Apr 25 #2

For me, the worst part about this story is the fact this asshole lawyer has the same last name as me. Archae Apr 25 #5

Don't you hate that? Probatim Apr 25 #10

You mean your last name is Hannity? Archae Apr 25 #11

I'm not sure having Hannity as a last name is better or worse... Probatim Apr 25 #33

There was a boy who got his last name changed from "Trump" LastLiberal in PalmSprings Apr 25 #60

That is one crazy corrupt MF lawyer. Have to give him credit that he has guts to try to justify assesinations in such Escurumbele Apr 25 #6

Maybe he's being SO absurd to get the LOSS. oldsoftie Apr 25 #22

I Have Just One Question... GB_RN Apr 25 #8

It wouldn't surprise me if the count is higher than 2 that will buy it. BlueKota Apr 25 #50

If they do find POTUS immune... cactusfractal Apr 25 #12

"They'll none of them be missed..." ChazInAz Apr 25 #37

It's not a little list, though. It's a very long one. TheRickles Apr 25 #41

YES! We need them on the list! sdfernando Apr 25 #48

Thank you! I have been meaning to watch youtube for some of the many niyad Apr 25 #69

As a Savoyard ChazInAz Apr 25 #70

It pleases me to have niyad Apr 25 #71

As one does. ChazInAz Apr 26 #75

Oh my word!!! I can just imagine it!!! How utterly delightful. I wonder niyad Apr 26 #77

I own The Green Man Theater in Atchison, KS. ChazInAz Apr 26 #79

Actually, I just found a video of it from an AMTSJ* production. niyad Apr 27 #81

They should have NEVER allowed this clown show to see the court's light of day BumRushDaShow Apr 25 #14

Thank you Justice Sonya Sotomayor, we have all thought it you have asked it. republianmushroom Apr 25 #15

wow. Think. Again. Apr 25 #17

Ridiculous! nt AKwannabe Apr 25 #18

It seems as though they are simply revisiting all the same arguments the DC Court went through. Lonestarblue Apr 25 #19

Kirschner's 'speculation' is that they want to issue a ruling to apply for the country Justice matters. Apr 25 #26

Why didn't he just say his lord & savior is above the law? KS Toronado Apr 25 #21

Foreshadowing orangecrush Apr 25 #23

He wants a putin-style government! Justice matters. Apr 25 #24

Looks like a good possibility moniss Apr 25 #27

JFC Evolve Dammit Apr 25 #28

The entire rightwing believes in the 'unitary executive' theory. The more sinkingfeeling Apr 25 #29

Depraved scum should be disbarred Mysterian Apr 25 #30

They should have asked would assassinating the Chief Justice be an official act if he was thought to be corrupt would be JT45242 Apr 25 #31

Democracy according to Machiavelli Marthe48 Apr 25 #32

This is insane. Silver Gaia Apr 25 #34

I'm disgusted that our SCOTUS would even HEAR such pablum, even entertain the notion. It should never have happened. keopeli Apr 25 #35

Trump will get his money's worth Deminpenn Apr 25 #36

Impeachment of the six should also be tried BlueKota Apr 25 #52

Is it two third to impeach Deminpenn Apr 25 #53

Yes two third in the Senate BlueKota Apr 25 #56

Heh heh. Maxheader Apr 25 #38

We need to pry the Federalist Society's.creepy little fingers offa our courts! Mopar151 Apr 25 #39

November 6, 2024, early morning... 3825-87867 Apr 25 #40

These people are dying for a long hospital stay, their butts shot full of antipsychotics Warpy Apr 25 #42

I think they know what they're claiming is hogwash but... Justice matters. Apr 25 #46

Hero worship combined with old time religion has descended them into lunacy Warpy Apr 25 #64

I believe they are waiting for all the bribes to finish filtering in.. Conjuay Apr 27 #82

This motherfucker's law school liberalhistorian Apr 25 #43

That's the same narcissistic strategy that Trump uses - destroy logic and common sense bucolic_frolic Apr 25 #44

So according to Trump's own lawyer BlueKota Apr 25 #47

"So you're saying Biden can have Trump killed?" "Not like that, I mean a Republican can do it." Swede Apr 25 #51

If that's the only argument they can use, they lost before they began. Martin68 Apr 25 #54

Repukes: Assassination against political opponents is fine sakabatou Apr 25 #57

What About Killing His Own Lawyer??? HandmaidsTaleUntold Apr 25 #58

Somewhat unrelated: doesn't Sauer understand that Trump never pays his lawyers? Rabrrrrrr Apr 25 #59

So Biden could have Trump killed to protect the country because SCOTUS refuses to? Freethinker65 Apr 25 #61

Well, ya know, that's a logical conclusion from assassination of foreign leaders as an "official" act. malthaussen Apr 25 #62

Lawyer is trying to make the dictator argument. BadgerKid Apr 25 #63

If the lowlifes on the formerly s.c. give traitor immunity Marthe48 Apr 25 #65

If the President's political opponent is corrupt, and he orders the military whopis01 Apr 25 #66

How ridiculous Rebl2 Apr 25 #67

It's shsmeful this SCOTUS even allowed such an appeal to be heard onetexan Apr 26 #72

Twilight zone . . . Imagine, if you will . . . Presidents have immunity from prosecution! Aussie105 Apr 26 #74