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What would it take to rescind Presidential Immunity? (Original Post) BurnDoubt Nov 2025 OP
Getting rid of the six judges on the USSC. nt in2herbs Nov 2025 #1
Are You Basically Asking How Could Our Citizenry Overrule the (cough-cough) "Supreme" Court? The Roux Comes First Nov 2025 #2
The Election of a Democratic President would probably do it . . . Journeyman Nov 2025 #3
A different Court, a Constitutional amendment, or a Democratic President. rsdsharp Nov 2025 #4
Expand and pack the court. Fiendish Thingy Nov 2025 #5
One of the biggest Heritage Foundation vacation packages ever Submariner Nov 2025 #6
Krasnov dies, then, in the next election, the court may rescind immunity gab13by13 Nov 2025 #7
National referendum???? BurnDoubt Nov 2025 #8
Bigger bribes Easterncedar Nov 2025 #9
The decision stated: elleng Nov 2025 #10
Oh yeah John Coktosten Nov 2025 #11

rsdsharp

(12,002 posts)
4. A different Court, a Constitutional amendment, or a Democratic President.
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 03:49 PM
Nov 2025

(You don’t think Biden would be given immunity by this Court, do you?)

Fiendish Thingy

(23,225 posts)
5. Expand and pack the court.
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 03:50 PM
Nov 2025

Which would require killing the filibuster.

Otherwise, amending Article II of the constitution.

Submariner

(13,365 posts)
6. One of the biggest Heritage Foundation vacation packages ever
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 03:50 PM
Nov 2025

and a retirement home at any place the maga-judges who conspired desired.

gab13by13

(32,318 posts)
7. Krasnov dies, then, in the next election, the court may rescind immunity
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 03:52 PM
Nov 2025

if a Democrat becomes president.

BurnDoubt

(1,720 posts)
8. National referendum????
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 03:54 PM
Nov 2025

Why should we ever trust anyone with unchecked power?
"Evil men do as they wish;
Men who would be good
must do as they are allowed."
The Founders must have been on Mushrooms when this discussion took place. Along with making his co-conspirators the jurors at his trial.
The error is there for ALL to see.

elleng

(141,926 posts)
10. The decision stated:
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 04:16 PM
Nov 2025

Held: Under our constitutional structure of separated powers, the nature
of Presidential power entitles a former President to absolute immunity
from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority. And he is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts. There is no
immunity for unofficial acts. Pp. 5–43.
(a) This case is the first criminal prosecution in our Nation’s history
of a former President for actions taken during his Presidency. Determining whether and under what circumstances such a prosecution
may proceed requires careful assessment of the scope of Presidential
power under the Constitution. The nature of that power requires that
a former President have some immunity from criminal prosecution for
official acts during his tenure in office. At least mwith respect to the
President’s exercise of his core constitutional powers, this immunity
must be absolute. As for his remaining official actions, he is entitled
to at least presumptive immunity. Pp. 5–15.


23-939 Trump v. United States (07/01/2024

 

John Coktosten

(179 posts)
11. Oh yeah
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 04:25 PM
Nov 2025

We're going to need a whole slew of constitutional amendments after Dolt45-47 is out of office.

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