: "i think that's the thing that galls me the most... SCOTUS has set itself up as the only arbiter whether any particular act is official or not, so regardless of what Congress and the president enact, THEY decide whether a president can be criminally liable. AND, you know that...."

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i think that's the thing that galls me the most... SCOTUS has set itself up as the only arbiter whether any particular act is official or not, so regardless of what Congress and the president enact, THEY decide whether a president can be criminally liable. AND, you know that....

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[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 21:30 UTC

if there's another impeachment, someone is going to argue that nothing the president did constitutes a high crime or misdemeanor... because it'll be argued an official act, and SCOTUS will be the only entity able to rule one way or the other... so impeachment will turn into a SCOTUS case. it's...

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