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crickets

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7. Of course. The entire discussion is hypothetical, and this is not the first time today

Reply to blm (Reply #6)

Thu Apr 25, 2024, 08:47 PM

Apr 25

that someone has made the same point:

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Annie van Leur
@AnnevanLeur
Jack Smith could stop Trump's immunity case COLD with one argument to SCOTUS

Joyce Vance:
[image text - "Why not take it a step further and tell the court that if Trump has the sort of broad immunity he claims he does, a president would be free to order the assassination of Supreme Court justices who disagree with him, and could not be prosecuted for doing that. Make the impact of Trump's argument unmistakeable."]
10:58 AM · Apr 24, 2024 · 50.8K Views

Somebody should point this out to SCOTUS, to put it in the record and to make them think about what presidential immunity really means. Every time I remember of some of the arguments being made today, I turn into a sputtering mess. It's so upsetting.

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Would the Justices agree that the President can order [View all] enough Apr 25 OP

President Biden has a green light! LetMyPeopleVote Apr 25 #1

The court is really only ruling for this plaintiff, while pretending it's ruling for the presidency. ancianita Apr 25 #14

"Is that how this works? " I'd sure like to be able to throw this out there just to chum the waters... Hekate Apr 25 #20

Excellent point Tribetime Apr 25 #2

It's all about perspective, isn't it? crickets Apr 25 #3

I wonder which one should be first? LiberalFighter Apr 25 #4

Not necessary to go one by one NanaCat Apr 25 #16

That's why they won't rule that he has blanket immunity. Nt Fiendish Thingy Apr 25 #5

They'll just conveniently rule Diraven Apr 25 #15

As I said in other threads: it'll be Bush v. Gore, version 2.0 Wednesdays Apr 25 #19

That was a lie the first time, and will be again. Whatever the Court does is a precedent. Hekate Apr 25 #21

Probably a good idea to state this is a hypothetical question ala blm Apr 25 #6

Of course. The entire discussion is hypothetical, and this is not the first time today crickets Apr 25 #7

Lets take it one step further odins folly Apr 25 #13

I understand what you mean, though it seems pretty obvious given what they were talking about today. enough Apr 25 #8

Just good to stay in CYA mode on a public forum. blm Apr 25 #10

Biden could order special forces to abduct Jesse Watters and forced him to watch Rachel Maddow 24/7 for months LetMyPeopleVote Apr 25 #9

The best reductio ad absurdum I've seen. Thanks. TheRickles Apr 25 #11

I kept thinking that the President could send the Supremes to Guantanamo Bay mtngirl47 Apr 25 #12

Technically, I believe that the President can send anyone he wants DemocraticPatriot Apr 25 #18

Or, more to the point, 5 or 6 Supreme Court justices ?? DemocraticPatriot Apr 25 #17

A Proclamation by President Biden👇💯👍✊ /s LetMyPeopleVote Apr 26 #22