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Peter Sagal@petersagal.bsky.social |
Under today’s immunity decision, Biden could order AG Garland to immediately prosecute Thomas and Alito for corruption and insurrection. (Official act). If Garland refuses, Biden can fire him and replace him with someone who will. (Official act) I would suggest Elie Mystal.
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Dodecahedron
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What I find super interesting is that Supreme Court justices watch the news. They've seen Trump idolizing Putin. They know this is one step closer to Trump being Putin. And yet, that's either willfully ignored or compartmentalized because they don't give one shit about America... or the law.
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Matt Werner
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Though the court also decided that they would be the arbiters of determining official vs unofficial, and we can guess which way they’ll go based on who the President is…
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@ramsandhoosiers.bsky.social
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Don’t even have to give them a full trial; convict in absentia and execute them immediately, mooting the appeal.
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Slick Sharkey, Esq.
@slicksharkey.bsky.social
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sceptre1067
@sceptre1067.bsky.social
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i wish, but Dems are too timid. Cause really SCOTUS needs to feel what they’ve just done.
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A Grapefruit's Suicide Note Left Out in the Rain
@axleblaze.bsky.social
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Unfortunately he will do absolutely nothing
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TyrantⅡ
@tyrantii.bsky.social
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I was just saying this. He won't, but he should.
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Dell Adams
@dell-adams.bsky.social
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I don't love it but this is better than all the assassination jokes
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🌏🐶🦕🥳 Vegetable Gremlin ⍼👻🥦💥🏠♫
@vegetablegremlin.bsky.social
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its technically not possible for biden to do something he doesnt feel like doing
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Steph Scythes
@stephscythes.bsky.social
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From this day forward, all the discussion about replacing Biden needs to stop as it is, literally, yesterday's news. The new question is: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Which new and mighty "official act" executive powers has Joe Biden used TODAY to stop Mango Hitler ll and bring the corrupt SCOTUS 6 to heel?
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@taz1.bsky.social
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Biden is a fool. He will never do this. And yes he is a dam fool. Biden gave us Garland, kept Wray and his secret service. UGH
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F*ck The Macaroni
@fckthemacaroni.bsky.social
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“Attorney General Deadpool”
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rex 🦖
@rexs1gma.bsky.social
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don't threaten Elie with a good time.
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Nathanael 🧦 Roy
@sporkredfox.bsky.social
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"Biden can fire him" in any way he wants
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Moderately Grouchy
@moderately-grouchy.bsky.social
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Exactly
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Ðavid Þetraitis
@davidpetraitis.bsky.social
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Seconded
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🥈72 dogs 🐝
@careycuprisin.bsky.social
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Elie Mystal, yesssss
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Electrichead
@electrichead.bsky.social
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Yeah and it might rain fish and the rivers might turn to beer.
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@zendarva.bsky.social
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And he should.
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RawFrustrations.bsky.social
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I am afraid Biden is incapable of wiping his own ass (an official act) at the moment.
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Informema
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I’m not even sure how the new AG could be prosecuted for following the order under SCOTUS’s separation-of-powers reasoning, but, regardless, the President can simply pardon the AG in another official act.
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Heresiarch of Uqbar
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But then the court will simply throw aside logic and consistency, and invent a new reason why immunity doesn't apply to Biden. Trying to play Calvinball with them is a sucker's game. At some point you have to say "No, you can't rewrite the law at your whim."
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Saxon Walker
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I'm just impressed bluesky posts can actually blow up now.
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@jiminnh.bsky.social
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The Monday Afternoon Massacre.
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Will Oosterman
@willoosterman.bsky.social
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Why prosecute? Why not just imprison? Why stop there? The guardrails are gone.
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Atrios
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what about the norms
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Eric Nelson
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Wouldn’t this decision also allow Dark Brandon to issue a presidential finding (official act) that DJT is a terrorist acting for a foreign power and have him shipped off to Gitmo for interrogation? He is creating a state of terror in the majority of the people in this country …
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Emmasrandomthoughts
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Richard
@renuvian.bsky.social
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Stop with the pretense, just have seal team six execute all 6 conservatives justices
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WithoutMalice@withforethought
@withoutmalice.bsky.social
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But wouldn't it be appealed to the SCOTRP & we know they wouldn't recuse themselves from their own cases. I have a feeling that they won't judge Dems & republicans the same - they have no shame or morals.
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Peter Sagal
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Then, the President could speak to the nation (official act) and suggest that the cause of justice would be served best by them resigning, in which case, charges would be dropped. If anybody objects, prosecute them too. Official acts! Official acts!
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Steven Vesci
@vescis.bsky.social
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God yes please
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Arseny Khakhalin
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It feels that a sequence like that, while legal now, would need a careful yet decisive execution. Go to fast, risk a mutiny. Go too slow, risk resistance, insubordination. Every successful tyrant went through this balancing act, while sizing power. Even if you plan to abdicate later, it's tricky.
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