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i think akhil amar reed captures something very important, which is that the roberts court rewrote article ii, which explicitly states that a president can be held criminally liable after impeachment (and which has long been understood to mean that he can be held liable after leaving office)
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RRRVVVWWW
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Seems like their plan may be to amass as much power as possible and force a constitutional crisis/convention. Rewrite the rules forever. Why would they not?
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Dan Nexon
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Obligatory comment about how he was hoodwinked by pseudo-historical work “showing” that the 2nd Amendment protected an individual right to bear arms.
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droptableuser
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i think the conservatives on the supreme court simply were/are longing for a dictator in general and trump specifically
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Anna Rompage
@urbanfarmer3321.bsky.social
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The originalism BS was just an excuse to pass rulings that were both draconian & deplorable and get to the edge of of where they are now Now that they have abandoned all reason and went batshit crazy, they should be known as Absurdists
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Ralf W
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Here's the thing about this passage. Roberts didn't fail to pull the sides together. I think he's been full of merde this whole time. He's played the game of saying he's not partisan and that the Court isn't either. But it's not credible, hasn't been since Bush v Gore, at least.
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Bart Barry
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Impeachment removes you from office, so being found criminally liable would have to occur after you leave office by definition, right?
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God-Emperor Tsunami 💙 #FBPE #BLM #GTTO
@tsunami65.bsky.social
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In the UK, we have had it proven to us that "long been understood" is no basis for underpinning a democracy. If it isn't explicitly stated, the far right will worm a way around it then impose their warped will.
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Democracy’s on the Ballot
@marieo.bsky.social
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They have been rewriting the constitution since Trump gave them the majority.
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SatelliteOfLove
@sattelliteoflove.bsky.social
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This ruling should be ignored for its unconstitutional meaning.
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Katrina Voll
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It is the most egregious case yet of the court inventing new forms of immunity, but is a natural extension of what they've given to police and prosecutors over the course of decades (which the liberal justices have often signed on to to varying degrees).
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@surfingthepast.bsky.social
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Heritage got one thing right. All roads now lead to a civil war. Biden uses the new powers of office to suppress Trump and MAGA? Violence in the streets forcing him to calm out the military to suppress it. Trump wins and begins “The Terror?” Mass street protests he puts down by having…
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dbstewart_tn
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1/ They. Don't. Care. About. The. Constitution. Or. Rule. Of. Law. Period. Hand-in-hand with the clowns of the 118th Cirque Du Congress, SCOTUS is intentionally and maliciously stalling and starving the ability of the Constitutional government to function. By doing so, they enable ...
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Jeff Kline 🏳️⚧️
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Won’t they just some day clarify that at some point to state that a president can only be prosecuted if successfully impeached and removed. That impeachment is a requirement
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Brian Beker
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I’ve been waiting for the professor to revisit his defense of Alito in the flag matter, which was based on Akil’s having had dinner with him several times, liking him, and having heard that Alito displayed no favoritism to his own son when coaching his Little League team.
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In An Octopus’s Garden…
@cephaloctopi.bsky.social
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I realize the whole “let them enforce it” notion is thrown about to basically say “well make me then” but is not the Executive branch empowered to choose to enforce/not enforce questionable legalities if for no other reason than to place a check on the Judiciary?
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Aunt Ted
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His amicus brief gave me so much hope that was immediately dashed in oral arguments. Makes me apprehensive to read the article because I know he'll make a convincing argument that simply will not matter in the face of the current political environment
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Holly Brewer
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Exactly. The court rewrote article 2 to look like tge power if a king before the Glorious Revolution of 1688
newrepublic.com/article/1833...
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KC Momkin
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The courts do not have the legislative authority to write out core elements of the Constitution. That would need to be done via amendments and bills signed into law.
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Mint-Solstice
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YA'LL THINK? Jfc
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