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(99 posts)The Constitution already says a President can be prosecuted, in the Impeachment Clauses:
"Judgement in Cases of Impreachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgement and Punishment, according to Law."
https://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/tocs/a1_2_5.html
The right wing Roberts Court just ignored the Constitution, just like they ignored the clear words of the 14th Amendment in the Colorado case, just like a future right wing court would ignore whatever new amendment we came up with. The solution is to expand SCOTUS, and/or have Federal justices rotate from the Supreme Court back to the appeals court, along with other measures that have been proposed, so this Dred Scott- awful immunity decision can be rightfully overturned.