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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf presidents have blanket immunity, what would you like to see Biden and Harris do?
- My list begins with jailing the tRump clan and all criminal associates
- Remove Clarence Thomas for crime, and enlarge the SC
- Revise all the restrictive voting laws, and undo as much damage as possible
- Tax the megachurches and pastors
- Require all religious organizations to maintain public records of any current or past sexual abuses on their websites.
- Finish forgiving all student debt
- Enact laws that reduce CEO pay and redistribute excess gains to employees.
- Aggressively address global climate risk
What would be on your wish list?
Unleash Dark Brandon now!
Lovie777
(12,356 posts)it will only pertain to RW presidents.
The ideology and corruption of these 6 RW justices are beyond sickening.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,464 posts)Bettie
(16,132 posts)make it a "narrow" ruling that only affects one guy....
Think. Again.
(8,526 posts)...replace any incompetent (or bad-faith) supreme court justices and then have them re-hear the immunity claim.
jmbar2
(4,910 posts)Break all the laws necessary.
Shrek
(3,984 posts)jmbar2
(4,910 posts)Shrek
(3,984 posts)And even if it were, immunity wouldn't make it true; it would just mean someone could make the claim without consequences.
Being immune from a crime doesn't automatically confer the power to actually do anything.
jmbar2
(4,910 posts)Even grab 'em by the democracy.
BlueKota
(1,809 posts)Unilaterally eliminate the electoral college.
Remove all the freedom caucus from Congress and all Magat governers. Have Liz Cheney take over the RNC and have she and the more traditional Republicans choose a slate of candidates to run in special elections to replace the Magats that were removed from both the House and the Senate and Governorships.
Remove the Six Republicans on the SC and put the ABA in charge of coming up with six suitable replacements and all appointments to follow. No politicians involved in the court period. No gifts allowed to be accepted from anyone.
Reinstate Roe and reverse any case that damaged the Civil Rights Voting Act.
Executive order the Equal Rights Ammendment to be added to the Constitution and include protections for LBGTQIA also Executive order taxes on the churches that violate the separation of church and state.
Order investigations into Thomas and his wife, Alito, Marge, Gym, and any others who have ties to January 6.
Install an immediate tax on the mega wealthy and increase the amount of IRS investigators to collect any back taxes owed by them.
Executive Order striking down Citizens United.
Overturn any decision by this current SC that weakened environmental protection
There's probably more I could add but that's enough to get my drift. 🤣
NanaCat
(1,301 posts)Fox News doesn't have a broadcast license. The FCC issues broadcast licenses for public airwaves--i.e., over-the-air stations. The ones that you can pick up without cable.
Cable and satellite providers are private broadcasters, not under FCC control. Other than some minimal standards about obscenity, private airwaves are free to air what they want, with zero requirement for FCC approval.
The way to get rid of Fox is for enough people to cancel their cable/satellite subscriptions--and telling the providers that carrying Fox is the reason for it.
Or for an autocrat to tell private broadcasters that they will remove it, or be shut down.
BlueKota
(1,809 posts)jmbar2
(4,910 posts)You are appointed Speaker of the House! Or maybe Attorney General.
I owe it all to the majority of my amazing social science professors.
MistakenLamb
(540 posts)BlueKota
(1,809 posts)That is what is expected under our current system. Now if they refuse to concede that would require immunity. If the SC give immunity to Trump for the fake electors, and January 6, then President Biden could also refuse to concede after a God Forbid tfg victory, and be immune.
MistakenLamb
(540 posts)FBaggins
(26,775 posts)They arent the same thing.
If he declares Thomas off the court and picks six new justices
the claimed immunity might keep him from being prosecuted
but it wouldnt actually remove someone from the court or add new members to it.
NanaCat
(1,301 posts)By sending in troops to remove him and cut off all his government access, pay and benefits.
Maybe you need to read up on the various methods autocrats use to get the courts they want. History does provide some examples, you know.
Immunity from prosecution doesnt mean that troops are going to roll in for something blatantly out of bounds.
Johonny
(20,911 posts)For a military war crimes trial.
NanaCat
(1,301 posts)If they have a legit charitable outreach, they can make that a non-profit, but the rest?
Tax them.
jmbar2
(4,910 posts)Takket
(21,642 posts)Celerity
(43,585 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,961 posts)Tribetime
(4,712 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,097 posts)Then give send him packing. I suspect there's a lot on Alito that's being covered up, as well. If so, let it all out.
Finally release the unredacted Mueller report.
Remove Aileen Cannon and other other unqualified Trump judicial appointees.
jmbar2
(4,910 posts)We'll need a truth commission.
GoCubsGo
(32,097 posts)The vast majority of his Republican colleagues are likely covering up a lot of shit that would destroy them, and maybe even put them in prison, if it were to be exposed. Moscow Mitch is another one, along with the other clown from KY, just for starters. And, that doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of their House members, let alone the ones in state governments.
sarisataka
(18,819 posts)continue to act like the President and Vice President I voted for and not the tin pot dictator wannbe that I voted against
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,666 posts)jmbar2
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sarisataka
(18,819 posts)why would we need to get rid of any states? Wouldn't they be "pure"?
DFW
(54,448 posts)Reinforce it with nylon threads, wrap Trump up in it, and deposit the bundle gently in the middle of the Serengeti during feeding time, loosening the binding just before the helicopter leaves.
jmbar2
(4,910 posts)Use the proceeds to fund Ukraine.
tinrobot
(10,926 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,666 posts)jmbar2
(4,910 posts)Highly approve.
tax mega churches, get rid of SC justice Thomas in particular as well as Alito, raise the amount you have to pay into social security to $500,000, but only start paying into s.s. when your pay reaches $30,000, tax billionaires at much higher rate than everyone else. I could go on and on.
nevergiveup
(4,767 posts)of sending Michael Flynn and Roger Stone to unconditional lifetime solitary refinement with Barack Obama speeches playing nonstop at either Riker Island or Gitmo .
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GreenWave
(6,777 posts)If gobbledygook then hoosegow!
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