Supreme Court Ruling time again

[Jeff Robinson]

And if he is defeated (not sure he will be) there's a chance of mayhem. That kind of subservience, ideology and idolatry isn't going back in the bottle...

Mayhem either way. I'd prefer mayhem if he loses by far, at least that will give the authorities the chance to beat up, shoot and arrest Trumpist thugs. And if Trump incites another insurrection, he won't be covered by presidential immunity.

 

[agricola]

He's neither guilty nor innocent. He's incapable of committing a crime when acting in his official capacity as president. The SC has explicitly placed the US president above the law.

A lot of people are claiming this decision makes the President a King, or even an Emperor - this to me misses the point a bit, as even Kings and Emperors could be dealt with legally. What this is much more akin to is the authority that the Pope has when speaking ex cathedra on a position of dogma, ie: he is infallible.

 

[tommers]

Probably worth pointing out this is "any" president. Could be much worse than Trump in a few years.

Literally just removed one of the checks and balances. Absolute madness.

 

[Jeff Robinson]

The mental thing is that the dissent says 'you have just made the president immune from prosecution for assassinating his rivals'

The majority response is not "no we haven't" it's "that's not very likely to happen so quit worrying!":

The dissents’ positions in the end boil down to ignoring the Constitution’s separation of powers and the Court’s precedent and instead fear mongering on the basis of extreme hypotheticals about a future where the President “feels empowered to violate federal criminal law.”

Remember, Trump could assassinate his political rivals with immunity but that's an "extreme hypothetical" so let's not worry about it okay?

 

[Jeff Robinson]

The rapist, pedophile and coup leader delighted of course

(edit, gross I don't to even share that piece of shit's shit)

 

[two sheds]

biden should just have them arrested for treason, appoint a few others and have them reverse the recent lunatic decisions.

 

[Karl Masks]

Biden should now go and burn down Clarence Thomas’s house.

TBF he'd have a solid defence given that he'd likely not remember doing it.

Yes i know that's not funny. Biden has to go

 

[bcuster]

Something could happen July 11, though

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/30/g-s1-2026/trump-guilty-sentence-prison-voting-rights

 

[tommers]

Presumably the president can still be impeached by Congress?

 

[krtek a houby]

A lot of people are claiming this decision makes the President a King, or even an Emperor - this to me misses the point a bit, as even Kings and Emperors could be dealt with legally. What this is much more akin to is the authority that the Pope has when speaking ex cathedra on a position of dogma, ie: he is infallible.

Pope Trump?

Trope Pump?

Dogma J Trump?

 

[krtek a houby]

Presumably the president can still be impeached by Congress?

Usually works

 

[PR1Berske]

With this, and last week's decisions (particularly Chevron), the SCOTUS takeover of the country is looking almost fully sweet for the "Project 2025" scheme to transform the US into a Christian dictatorship. No law, no equality, no redress, just the courts.

 

[agricola]

Presumably the president can still be impeached by Congress?

Probably not - they can only be impeached for treason, bribery and "high crimes and misdemeanors", and this decision makes an official act of the President not a crime by definition.

 

[tommers]

Probably not - they can only be impeached for treason, bribery and "high crimes and misdemeanors", and this decision makes an official act of the President not a crime by definition.

Hahaha. Oh shit. That's even worse than I thought.

 

[Jeff Robinson]

Fascism has now taken over one of the two main political parties, a supermajority in the Supreme Court, hundreds of federal judges, 28 state legislatures and a huge sway of the electorate. Can it be beaten back?

 

[gosub]

A lot of people are claiming this decision makes the President a King, or even an Emperor - this to me misses the point a bit, as even Kings and Emperors could be dealt with legally. What this is much more akin to is the authority that the Pope has when speaking ex cathedra on a position of dogma, ie: he is infallible.

Leviathan.

 

[PR1Berske]

 

[two sheds]

he said "whom"?

 

[PR1Berske]

he said "whom"?

Good spot

 

[tommers]

Leviathan.

Leviathan was supposed to be benevolent.

 

[two sheds]

Good spot

believable quote though

 

[gosub]

Leviathan was supposed to be benevolent.

Calvin doesn't always think so

 

[NoXion]

Fascism has not taken over one of the two main political parties, a supermajority in the Supreme Court, hundreds of federal judges, 28 state legislatures and a huge sway of the electorate. Can it be beaten back?

It's increasingly looking like the only way out, is through. Which is a horrifying prospect for all sorts of reasons.

 

[WouldBe]

If it applies to all presidents then there's nothing stopping Biden from having Trump bumped off.

 

[krtek a houby]

If it applies to all presidents then there's nothing stopping Biden from having Trump bumped off.

Apart from the possibility of massive civil unrest

 

[WouldBe]

Apart from the possibility of massive civil unrest

Make it look like an accident.

 

[krtek a houby]

Make it look like an accident.

There are no accidents in the MAGA sphere

 

[WouldBe]

There are no accidents in the MAGA sphere

He might fall down some steps and impale himself on a golf club.

 

[teqniq]

I wonder whether this will have any impact?

 

[bcuster]

I wonder whether this will have any impact?

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Where is she returning from?