Trump is “absolutely” immune for “official acts” on Jan 6th, SCOTUS rules

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Trump is “absolutely” immune for “official acts” on Jan 6th, SCOTUS rules
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The idea od suggesting following any prior tactics of Andrew Jackson is revolting, as cool as your response is

Andrew Jackson was a racist pursuing genocide, but he was right that the court doesn't have any inherent power to enforce its edicts. That was explicitly outlined in the Federalist Papers as a reason giving court "ultimate decider" powers wasn't a problem.