Fun fact: presidential immunity does now show up anywhere in the Constitution or federal law. It is entirely an invention of the courts.
Nixon v Fitzgerald is the big case in question. And the court at the time – corrupt as always – gave the president broad immunity rather than, say, limiting the immunity to just acts related to the office of presidency. The SCOTUS basically said that only political solutions – impeachment or elections – can get past executive immunity. That’s basically standing law. It’s real fucking bad.
Also notable that this case should not have even been granted cert. There was already a settlement. The case was over. One must interpret the court’s decision to grant cert in that case to be entirely based on their desire to legislate from the bench and do a favor to the office of the president.
The current very-corrupt SCOTUS picking up this Trump case leaves me very worried.
Worrying is pointless. Based on their decision to hear this case it is a 100% guarantee they have the votes to grant him immunity, and they know it. How they are stupid enough to believe that he won’t immediately usurp their own power the second he gets back into the White House I will never know, but I am positive that is where we are headed. Every single piece of available evidence suggests we are in for a Trump dictatorship. Anyone who believes otherwise is a fool.
Fun fact: presidential immunity does now show up anywhere in the Constitution or federal law. It is entirely an invention of the courts.
Nixon v Fitzgerald is the big case in question. And the court at the time – corrupt as always – gave the president broad immunity rather than, say, limiting the immunity to just acts related to the office of presidency. The SCOTUS basically said that only political solutions – impeachment or elections – can get past executive immunity. That’s basically standing law. It’s real fucking bad.
Also notable that this case should not have even been granted cert. There was already a settlement. The case was over. One must interpret the court’s decision to grant cert in that case to be entirely based on their desire to legislate from the bench and do a favor to the office of the president.
The current very-corrupt SCOTUS picking up this Trump case leaves me very worried.
Worrying is pointless. Based on their decision to hear this case it is a 100% guarantee they have the votes to grant him immunity, and they know it. How they are stupid enough to believe that he won’t immediately usurp their own power the second he gets back into the White House I will never know, but I am positive that is where we are headed. Every single piece of available evidence suggests we are in for a Trump dictatorship. Anyone who believes otherwise is a fool.