Yeah people have been quick to point out that the Supreme Court has just given the OK to let the President do a whole bunch of terrible shit. If people were scared of Biden being corrupt, they should be shitting their pants now.
The Supreme Court just confirmed what was already practiced.
Don't forget Obama order the execution of American citizens without trial ( tied to muslim terrorism ), and never got in trouble for it.
Besides, Biden's handlers have been subverting the courts to harass and put Trump associates and lawyers in jail already.
And the whole J6 circus show of jailing people indefinetly in solitary for months over walking inside a building the security staff opened for them, and jailing journalists for covering the event.
The Supreme Court just confirmed what was already practiced.
It has always been "do it and find out." As you pointed out, Obama killed Americans overseas, and nobody prosecuted him for it. The remedy under the Constitution for a President who abuses his power isn't "prosecute him years later." It is for Congress to remove him. If he orders the assassination of an American by Seal Team 6, and Congress doesn't act, then I guess it was legal.
Nobody has been prosecuting ex-Presidents. That's why we don't know what all they can be prosecuted for. Which the Supreme Court didn't decide. Because arguably this made-up act is un-Constitutional -- outside the legitimate authority of the President -- and therefore could not possibly qualify as official acts.
At the same time, US presidents are never held accountable. Not for their crimes, not for their war crimes, not for illegal spying, for nothing. Biden wasn't going to be held accountable regardless, nor any other US president - except for Trump who is held 'accountable' for non-crimes.
So I think this is a bad decision in theory (because presidents should be subject to prosecution), but good in practice.
Yeah people have been quick to point out that the Supreme Court has just given the OK to let the President do a whole bunch of terrible shit. If people were scared of Biden being corrupt, they should be shitting their pants now.
The Supreme Court just confirmed what was already practiced.
Don't forget Obama order the execution of American citizens without trial ( tied to muslim terrorism ), and never got in trouble for it.
Besides, Biden's handlers have been subverting the courts to harass and put Trump associates and lawyers in jail already.
And the whole J6 circus show of jailing people indefinetly in solitary for months over walking inside a building the security staff opened for them, and jailing journalists for covering the event.
Jailing some journalists. The left leaning ones were let go without a fuss.
Correct.
It has always been "do it and find out." As you pointed out, Obama killed Americans overseas, and nobody prosecuted him for it. The remedy under the Constitution for a President who abuses his power isn't "prosecute him years later." It is for Congress to remove him. If he orders the assassination of an American by Seal Team 6, and Congress doesn't act, then I guess it was legal.
Nobody has been prosecuting ex-Presidents. That's why we don't know what all they can be prosecuted for. Which the Supreme Court didn't decide. Because arguably this made-up act is un-Constitutional -- outside the legitimate authority of the President -- and therefore could not possibly qualify as official acts.
I hear ya.
At the same time, US presidents are never held accountable. Not for their crimes, not for their war crimes, not for illegal spying, for nothing. Biden wasn't going to be held accountable regardless, nor any other US president - except for Trump who is held 'accountable' for non-crimes.
So I think this is a bad decision in theory (because presidents should be subject to prosecution), but good in practice.