The justices of the supreme court ruled that Trump was immune and effectively above the law while being president. What is now stopping Biden from bringing a gun to the next debate?

dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 443 points –

If inciting an insurrection towards their own government is an action without legal repercussions, I don't see how the law would be less lenient about straight up firing a gun at an opponent.

I by no means want any party to resolve to violent tactics. So even though I play with the thought, I really don't want anything like it to happen. I am just curious if it's actually the case that a sitting president has now effectively a licence to kill.

What am I missing?

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Remember, the wars are fought against brown people, and US soldiers are poor people. Both of these groups are perfect raw materials for the military industrial complex to convert into profit.

Thank you for confirming my concerns.

The answer really is that desperation is a design feature not a flaw. The system is working as intended. And people who speak up about it don't get silenced. They just get caught out fighting to survive unless they're already very rich. So for every Bernie Sanders you've got thousands of poor people who would fight for the same but not at the expense of feeding their families and losing their homes.