Under this new standard, a president can go on a four-to-eight-year crime spree and then retire from public life, never to be held accountable.
  • samus12345@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    5 months ago

    The President Can Now Legally Assassinate You, Officially if it Supports the SCOTUS Majority’s Agenda

    Anything Biden did would be determined to be “not official” by them because he’s a Democrat.

    • chaonaut@lemmy.world
      171·
      5 months ago

      Sounds like a reason for Biden to set a whole bunch of legal precedent while he’s still president.

    • TaterTurnipTulip@lemmy.world
      15·
      5 months ago

      As I mentioned on another comment, there is no mechanism for the court to enforce that. The DOJ is under the President. Who will arrest the President? The SC may think this empowers them more, but it really does not.

      • samus12345@lemmy.worldEnglish
        13·
        5 months ago

        The conservative court acts in tandem with the GOP. Any government organization run by them will provide the support.