|
Pwnallthethings@pwnallthethings.bsky.social |
No person holding any office under the United States or any State, in any capacity whatsoever, shall enjoy any criminal immunity not otherwise constitutionally provided, by virtue of holding that office. But Congress may provide by law for additional penalties for offenses committed while in Office.
5 replies 5 reposts 60 likes
|
Gertrude The Squid 🐙
@gertrudethesquid.bsky.social
[ View ] |
Am I wrong in assuming that today would be a good day for Biden to start discussing an amendment such as this, as well as expanding the court if reelected? Seems like a lot of people could use the pep talk.
0 replies 0 reposts 2 likes
|
Jymbob
@jymbob.bsky.social
[ View ] |
"for the reasons I am about to set out, I shall now demonstrate why my client is clearly not a 'person' in the narrow sense intended by the founding fathers " - some lawyer, probably
0 replies 0 reposts 1 likes
|
David
@crookedknight.bsky.social
[ View ] |
"Not otherwise *explicitly* provided"? Otherwise you could argue this doesn't even overturn today's decision, which purports to be based on the constitution.
1 replies 0 reposts 2 likes
|
Jon from Rhode Island
@jonfromrhodeisland.bsky.social
[ View ] |
The difficulty in drafting something like this and making it stick is emblematic of why we need to rewrite the constitution and not amend it. The problem is structural, not legal.
1 replies 0 reposts 1 likes
|
Portland Man
@erikgunderson.bsky.social
[ View ] |
I dig that last sentence.
0 replies 0 reposts 3 likes