RainShine @shanerhyne.bsky.social

Does this mean Biden can dispatch Seal Team Six to eliminate a political rival as long as he claims it as official business? Asking for a friend.

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chatham harrison is tending a new garden @chathamharrison.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 14:42 UTC

Obviously the president has a constitutional duty to uphold the domestic Tranquility by subduing a convicted criminal

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RAALLEN @raallen86.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 14:53 UTC

Hold up though… Maybe think bigger… Orca Team Six? Mebe?

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executive editor, barbell quarterly @swolecialism.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 14:39 UTC

kagan says yes, explicitly

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Micah @rincewind.run [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 14:50 UTC

my understanding is that because the president is the commander in chief, which is obviously one of the core functions of the presidency, that - illegal order or not - the answer is an unequivocal yes and he would under this test be completely immune, no questions asked

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Frame the Narrative @framethenarrative.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 14:52 UTC

They’re in Norfolk, so they wouldn’t have to go far to get the the houses of the SC justices…

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Vituperative Erb @vituperativeerb.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 15:14 UTC

I think that is a totally fair reading of the opinion

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The Chillennial @thechillennial.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 14:39 UTC

Sure

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alex - pizza/tacos/bats/dingers 🍕🌮🦇⚾ 🏳️‍🌈🐻🔞 @batsdingersatk.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 14:43 UTC

He now has a way out of SCOTUS idiocy too

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