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onenote

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14. You are right, but i don't think many DUers want to hear it.
Mon Jul 22, 2024, 11:13 PM
Jul 2024

I'll try one more time to explain it:

The immunity decision applies to criminal prosecutions. But not every unlawful action is a criminal act. Actions taken by presidents get overturned for being unconstitutional, or contrary to statutory law, or otherwise unauthorized all the time. It doesn't result in a criminal prosecution because it doesn't violate any criminal law. The courts can and will enjoin any action that a president takes that is unlawful but not criminal.

Lots of Trump's decisions were overturned or blocked by the courts while he was president. No one ever suggested he was guilty of a crime and he never suggested he was immunity from having the courts overturn or block those actions.

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And let us not forget that President Biden has immunity BOSSHOG Jul 2024 #1
I love this positivity, but remember, the decision about what is and is not official will ultimately be made Eliot Rosewater Jul 2024 #4
While we are getting rid of things BOSSHOG Jul 2024 #6
Yes please. Eliot Rosewater Jul 2024 #8
My President still almost 6 months left in his administration and he can remain a good moral man, but stretch his wings Comfortably_Numb Jul 2024 #5
I'm sure they would find a way to say that it only applies to Trump. TwilightZone Jul 2024 #2
He'll have power/immunity to stop repuke cheating. nt The Unmitigated Gall Jul 2024 #3
So you think it's dawned on them? Hekate Jul 2024 #7
These are not deep thinkers, these magats. They are all giddy that their cult leader can do anything he wants Comfortably_Numb Jul 2024 #10
You have totally misread the SC decision. former9thward Jul 2024 #9
No I haven't. I understand the danger of the court's overstep, but magats aren't known for their profound Comfortably_Numb Jul 2024 #11
If you think the decision says presidents can be dictators, you are wrong. former9thward Jul 2024 #12
Worse, they are now set up to be final arbiter on what "presidential acts" are giving themselves more power uponit7771 Jul 2024 #15
This. FFS, they say the president has a "presumption of immunity", and THEY will decide who is immune for what Comfortably_Numb Jul 2024 #16
The problem is Diraven Jul 2024 #13
And empower a de-facto dictator. It's so senseless that it's a joke, on us. Comfortably_Numb Jul 2024 #17
You are right, but i don't think many DUers want to hear it. onenote Jul 2024 #14
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