Could Biden order Trump’s execution and win the next election?
No. In the likely event of Trump getting off the hook, you can bet that SCOTUS will come up with some obscure and obfuscated legal hand waving that the judgment pertains to the matter at hand and does not constitute a precedent. The goal isn’t to nullify laws that can be used against the Democrats later, but to keep the Republican nominee in the running, which can only be accomplished by temporarily displacing the law.
I fucking hate displacing the law. I swear it was right here a minute ago.
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Well,what if Biden shoots Trump during a debate? If he would be immune he cannot be put to trial for it.
If proven in court yes, only way to stop him would be to impeach him. But good luck impeaching a man who can make his enemies disappear with a waive of his hand. Also, I don’t think the Dems want thar look.
Wait, I’ve been out of the loop for a bit; is Trump actually saying that he should be immune to charges because he was the president??? How in the world could he think that would work?
Yes, that is exactly what he is saying. Yes, it is completely absurd and would undermine the bedrock principles of our legal system. However, apparently somewhere between 3 and 6 members of the US Supreme Court may be seriously considering it.
(To be fair, he does claim that this absolute immunity would go away if half of the House and 2/3 of the Senate decided to impeach the President.)
Yes, his lawyers have argued that he could order the assassination of a political rival and be immune. And the conservatives judges agree.
That last part isn’t a fact. We don’t have a ruling and we don’t know how they will vote.
(God knows how this court will vote but don’t spread misinformation)
“The conservative justices don’t immediately and vehemently disagree”
I think we can agree that this is a fact. And already troubling enough.
All you need to know about this subject is that Putin passed full immunity for himself. It was one of the nails on the coffin for modern russia.
Most of SCOTUS is not in favor of “broad immunity”, for exactly this scenario. They want to make sure that Trump is never held responsible for his actions while in office, and that every President after Trump(if he doesn’t declare himself President for life) is criminally liable for everything. Trump has even said that he’ll have Biden prosecuted if he wins.
If he declares himself president for life y’all better follow meal team six’s example and storm the capital. Otherwise the fuck are your guns for.
