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8. according to these nazis, a president can even commit electoral crimes and not be investigated.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2019, 01:49 PM

Oct 2019

according to this idiotic theory, a president can even commit any number of crimes in order to get re-elected, or in order to get his supporters elected in congress.

there is absolutely no way in hell the framers of the constitution would have wanted anything of the sort. remember that there weren't originally term limits on the presidency, so this "theory" implies that the founders wanted the president to be a permanent tyrant, capable of committing crime after crime in the open for as long as he cares to continue stealing the presidency.

it's a completely bonkers notion, in terms of constitutional theory or any theory of good governance.

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In court hearing, Trump lawyer argues a sitting president would be immune from prosecution [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 OP

The Constitution does not grant a President immunity from being investigated at all and cstanleytech Oct 2019 #1

Let alone BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #3

I was going to say that at first but really its immaterial if it was before cstanleytech Oct 2019 #12

If he can't be investigated or prosecuted ever while in office, he becomes King, Thomas Hurt Oct 2019 #2

It's a hail Mary pass BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #4

re: "immune from prosecution"--sounds like not just that, but even immune from INVESTIGATION! nt thesquanderer Oct 2019 #5

I recall many Republican lawyers saying this about W's Admin. apnu Oct 2019 #6

I suspect its because some of them have the goal of anointing one of their own as a new king with cstanleytech Oct 2019 #13

that's of course because if they do it it's ok. If Dems do it, it's not acceptable. Oh the hypocrisy onetexan Oct 2019 #19

The "not investigated" part begs belief. Evidence must always be preserved. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2019 #7

according to these nazis, a president can even commit electoral crimes and not be investigated. unblock Oct 2019 #8

But what was worse, their argument was BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #9

that may hit people emotionally, but from a governance point of view, electoral crimes are worse. unblock Oct 2019 #11

I just posted a tweet from a WaPo reporter that had an audio clip of their idiotic argument BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #18

Jones v Clinton established that sitting presidents could face lawsuits DeminPennswoods Oct 2019 #10

The asshole really wants to be dictator Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2019 #14

"The President wants me to argue that he is as powerful a monarch as Louis XIV,"... PoliticAverse Oct 2019 #15

Can we charge a standing President??? pwb Oct 2019 #16

cheney made up the imperial presidentcy and the democrats failed to challenge it beachbumbob Oct 2019 #17

Cheney should have been tried by the international courts onetexan Oct 2019 #20

Even if he is immune to prosecution while in office, he can still be impeached and removed from Nitram Oct 2019 #21

The problem however BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #22

Once again, the founders provided for removal of a president from office. Nitram Oct 2019 #25

Well that interpretation was the DOJ OLC opinion BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #27

How come this argument didn't work for Nixon? Shoonra Oct 2019 #23

What if the President were a Democrat? tclambert Oct 2019 #24

Supposedly Clinton was going to make the same argument BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #26