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AkivaMCohen

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Forget that: Qualified immunity, baby "A member of the executive branch has a right to presume that the President's orders - given after the President has presumably gotten the benefit of able counsel - are lawful."

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Dan Shay (he/him)'s avatar Dan Shay (he/him) @dfs4114.bsky.social
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Yeah, one of the things that I've been thinking about in the wake of the decision is how -- legally, anyway -- the military refuses an "illegal" order at this point. It seems to come down to purely a matter of conscience, not legality.

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LaRoeBoat's avatar LaRoeBoat @johnlaroe.bsky.social
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US SCOTUS, making "I was just following orders" safe again in 2024. This has probably been on the wish list of "fine people" ever since Nuremberg, but probably not "on both sides."

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Patrick Matthews's avatar Patrick Matthews @matthewsp.bsky.social
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More unqualified impunity

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KB's avatar KB @sorrykb.bsky.social
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Everything is terrible. I mean, it was terrible before, but this is so much worse.

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