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If presidential immunity is absolute..
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If proven in court yes, only way to stop him would be to impeach him. But good luck impeaching a man who can make his enemies disappear with a waive of his hand. Also, I don't think the Dems want thar look.
Don’t need to worry about elections if all your opponents are dead. Only revolution could save us from such a regime, and not a sure thing even then.
That said, I do have hope that most people would refuse to carry out such orders. Even in the Trump administration this was a problem for him. But this is an obstacle that can be overcome with enough attrition and yes-men.
Reminds me of CGP Greys' "The Rules for Rulers". It's just a matter of navigating the keys to power.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs
Most wouldn't but most of the cult definitely would - refer to Charles Manson.
I'd be thinking more about how they'd plan to do it. Trump does have the Secret Service.
Friend, that's why you just sign something in your office with the doors closed and not make it public.
Honestly, I didn't even think enough about the whole thing enough to realize that the President could possibly get away with murder. Wouldn't that make it an obvious ruling then? Could then appoint new judges to the Supreme Court. There would magically be a few openings all of a sudden after all. How is this ruling really something they're actually considering?
Depends... Nixon was pardoned for water gate... precedent muddys water but I really hope a president isn't a pseudo king... But this happend to Rome when Julius Caesar rose..
That's a good point. President orders hit, pardons the co-conspirators, turns the reigns over to the VP who then pardons the President. The perfect crime.
Didn’t end so well for Julius Caesar.
He should fake it and make Trump shit his pants. Order a hit on him and his role family and see Trump lose his mind only to then go "SIKE!" and ensure it can never actually happen.
He should instead have half of SCOTUS disappeared, and then appoint replacements who were not MAGA tools. (And who would reverse all of these shitty rulings.) the irony would be delicious.