This illustrates a point in legal discussions that I don’t think lawmakers consider. “What would your opponent do with these powers?” If they did, there would never be an escalation of authority.
The SCROTUS decides what qualifies. If Republican SCROTUS, Republican president is fine to do whatever and a Democrat one is not. If Democrat SCOTUS, they will say the president does not have immunity regardless of political party. So only Republican presidents will ever benefit from it.
This illustrates a point in legal discussions that I don’t think lawmakers consider. “What would your opponent do with these powers?” If they did, there would never be an escalation of authority.
It’s why I await a new Democratic president with the authority from the Supreme Court to have full immunity.
As if a Dem would actually use that authority to enact progressive legislation…
Or hold fascists accountable
What are you talking about? They wagged their finger and wrote strongly worded letters.
Biden had that and did nothing with it
The SCROTUS decides what qualifies. If Republican SCROTUS, Republican president is fine to do whatever and a Democrat one is not. If Democrat SCOTUS, they will say the president does not have immunity regardless of political party. So only Republican presidents will ever benefit from it.
Ding ding ding, we have a winner!
So you can be disappointed for 48 consecutive months while they use that power to entrench fascism?
Democratic leadership just negotiated more money for ICE in the latest funding resolution.
There may be an ok democrat here and there, but the core of the party is rotten.