• StabbingSky@lemmy.zip
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    10 days ago

    He could have legally shot trump in the face, because protection of the constitution from threats foreign and domestic is an official duty of the president.

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      9 days ago

      Didn’t SCOTUS also decide that a president can’t break the law, even if you’re selling top secret documents (that smells like shit for some reason) to foreign powers?

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        9 days ago

        Kinda, it has to be an official duty of the executive branch, but guess who gets to determine what an official duty is? The SC.

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          9 days ago

          So Biden, at the end of his long life, with the full power of the state behind him, with the full awareness of what Trump meant to the future of America, did nothing because he was protecting himself from consequences? Is that what you’re saying?

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      9 days ago

      But still saw the inside of a prison cell because killing is not okay, which is more than Herr Dumpster Fire.

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        9 days ago

        No. The supreme court ruled that a president can’t be charged for official acts of the office, and defending the constitution is a core duty