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gab13by13

(32,789 posts)
4. and this fascist Supreme Court will determine what official acts are,
Mon Jul 1, 2024, 10:44 AM
Jul 2024

1 decision for Democrats and another for Magats.

Voltaire2

(15,377 posts)
6. sure. They punted and the only effect was to delay
Mon Jul 1, 2024, 10:47 AM
Jul 2024

the various federal cases against him.

Walleye

(45,495 posts)
11. He's celebrating it as a victory that the three justices he personally appointed no doubt exacting promises from
Mon Jul 1, 2024, 10:59 AM
Jul 2024

Ruled in his favor. But what do you expect from a rapist that cheats at golf?

Walleye

(45,495 posts)
5. So we can tell Maga not to try to win the election because it won't matter, Kamala counts the votes in our favor
Mon Jul 1, 2024, 10:44 AM
Jul 2024

usonian

(26,596 posts)
9. Is the Vice President immune for counting the votes using "modern math"?
Mon Jul 1, 2024, 10:53 AM
Jul 2024

Asking for a friend.

Walleye

(45,495 posts)
10. Good question, is the vice president also immune for official acts? What about the cabinet?
Mon Jul 1, 2024, 10:56 AM
Jul 2024

LetMyPeopleVote

(182,093 posts)
8. That is what Justice Sotomayor thinks
Mon Jul 1, 2024, 10:52 AM
Jul 2024


READ: Justice Sotomayor's warning in her dissent:

"When [the president] uses his official powers in any way, under the majority's reasoning, he now will be insulated from criminal prosecution. Orders the Navy's Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a military coup to hold onto power? Immune. Takes a bribe in exchange for a pardon? Immune. Immune, immune, immune. Let the President violate the law, let him exploit the trappings of his office for personal gain, let him use his official power for evil ends. Because if he knew that he may one day face liability for breaking the law, he might not be as bold and fearless as we would like him to be. That is the majority's message today. Even if these nightmare scenarios never play out, and I pray they never do, the damage has been done. The relationship between the President and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably. In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law."

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