Right-Wing Supreme Court Rules Trump Has 'Absolute Immunity' for Official Acts
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17119069
"In every use of official power, the president is now a king above the law," warned Justice Sonia Sotomayor. "With fear for our democracy, I dissent."
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So Biden could order the army to attack the USSC? He just has to declare it officially like Michael Scott?
I joke, but it's a dark, dark day for this country and the rule of law.
Usually they'd have to refuse an illegal order, but as any official act of the president is explicitly legal, such things no longer exist.
It does appear to be legal now, until the lower court hears arguments, and it goes back to the Supreme Court for a final decision. This ruling seems to be a delay, so that Trump can take office, at which point this ruling doesn’t matter.