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Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social |
I think Biden menacing Kamala Harris with a firearm would not be a protected official act. But (question for experts) couldn't he order DOJ to prosecute her if she refused (with absolute immunity) and personally tell her she must decline to certify to avoid prosecution (with presumptive immunity)?
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Slick Sharkey, Esq.
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B-squad leader
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I’d wager SCOTUS purposefully chose not to define official vs unofficial precisely so that they could hold one standard for R’s and another for D’s. They’ve predetermined the outcome!
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Staid Winnow
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He can have her killed, and immediately pardon the killers, and it would constitutionally kosher. She could do it too, if she acted first. No one else.
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You know what will make it an official act? Who does it. This is their veto on Biden. They'll just declare anything ge does not official, and anything Trump does will be official. Voila. That all it is, don't even waste your time trying to game it out.
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catladie
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now you're talking
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Aaron Huertas
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these open convention scenarios are getting out of hand!!!
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It’s John
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Look, folks. You might notta liked me pointing that pistol. But there's nothing I take more seriously than the security of the American people. And I'll be hornswoggled if I let the vice president threaten that security. [done: now he's acting in his role securing the security of the state]
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Jay Marose
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Trump would prosecute for a gun license violation
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William Li
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It seems that according toe John Roberts, the President can do many things now as official acts, and we cannot even ask what adverb to apply to describe the act - corruptly, maliciously, evilly, incompetently, etc.
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Greg Sargent
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Although you might run into issues with prosecuting a VP, right? Aren't there any legal experts on here?
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