If "Absolute power corrupts, absolutely"...
...what do you think it would do to someone who STARTS OUT absolutely corrupt with a history of committing crimes & disregarding the #Constitution even BEFORE he was told he was #AboveTheLaw? 😱
#StillRidenWithBiden #AbortTheCourt #TrumpVsUS #immunity
@DanaDee@mstdn.social
While I have no problem with this, fact is the absurd #SCotUS #TrumpVsUS #Immunity ruling ITSELF is WILDLY #Unconstitutional and should be overturned by a reformed SCotUS itself.
I mean, CLEARLY the #FoundingFathers never intended for the #Potus to be #AboveTheLaw and #immune from investigation/prosecution when they added an #ImpeachmentClause to the #Constitution.
If #Hillary had defeated T**** in 2016, does ANYONE believe this #SCotUS would have passed a ruling like this? F*ck No.
@memeorandum
When T**** was a child, he was "The Boss' Son" so no one ever told him "No."
When he reached his 20's and started working with Dad, he was "The Boss' Son" so no one told him "No".
When his father passed away, he became The Boss, so on one one told him "No."
Becoming #Potus @ 74 was the first time in his life anyone had ever told him "No." And he freaked.
...and now the #SCotUS has just undone that so no one can tell him "No" ever again. 😵 #TrumpVsUS #Immune #EndOfDemocracy
@mrbadger42
"A lot of people mistakenly believe the horrendous #TrumpVsUS #Immunity verdict was 6:3...
...But "Originalist" like Justice Thomas need to admit the final vote was actually 5 & 3/5ths to 2 & 3/5ths. 🤔 #RunawaySCotUS #AbortTheCourt
IF THE INSANE #TrumpVsUS PRESIDENTIAL #Immunity RULING is allowed to be applied to his #CampaignFinanceFraud (aka #HushMoney) #conviction, then ANY criminal can avoid prosecution just by running for #Potus. B/c he wasn't president when he committed the crime, and he's not Potus *now* to argue it "distracts him from his duties". #TheEndOfDemocracy #StillRidenWithBiden #AbortTheCourt
I STILL CAN'T WRAP MY HEAD AROUND THE #SCotUS #TrumpVsUS RULING YESTERDAY.
As Justice #Sotomayor wrote in her dissent, "Only a Judge can rule what is an "Official Act" and what isn't" but [to paraphrase] T**** can have that judge assassinated and not be prosecuted or even have his MOTIVES questioned. 😱
THE VERY FUTURE OF OUR #DEMOCRACY DEPENDS ON DEFEATING T**** IN NOVEMBER!
In my wildest dreams, I couldn't fathom a more F'ed Up consequence of this man getting elected in 2016. 😱
#ABCNews is reporting that the "Sentencing" of T**** in his #HushMoney case "has been postponed TWO MONTHS in the wake of the #SCotUS ruling yesterday."
WHY????
He wasn't #Potus when he paid off #StormyDaniels in 2016, and he isn't Potus *now*, so his sentencing doesn't "distract him from his duties" as Potus.
The #TrumpVsUS #Immunity ruling has NOTHING to do with his 34 Convictions! 🤬
@nottrobin @rbreich
Well, one of the likely #SCotUS opening is Sotomayor, so if she's one of the 3 openings, it doesn't change the balance of the court (unless she's one of three.)
That leaves Congress.
If Congress fails to be an option, that just leaves trust that #Biden won't abuse his power (as T**** most assuredly will.)
Then the problem is put on hold for 4 more years. #TrumpVsUS #Immunity Ruling
"[Our] system of checks and balances and separation of powers within it are important means of preventing a single person or group from seizing control of the country." - George Washington's farewell address. #TrumpVsUS #Immunity Ruling #ThePresidentIsNotAKing
George Washington NEVER DELIVERED AN ORAL STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS TO CONGRESS b/c he was concerned if felt "too much like a king addressing his subjects."
He voluntarily resigned after just two terms to reinforce the idea that the presidency is not a lifetime appointment like royalty (this was the basis for the 22nd #Amendment 2-Term limit.)
THAT is how weary the #FoundingFathers were of the president looking like a king. #TrumpVsUS #Immunity Ruling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington%27s_Farewell_Address
BEFORE the #TrumpVsUS Ruling, T**** had no problem declaring that he'd be a #DictatorOnDayOne. And GLEEFULLY watched a murderous mob attack the Capitol at his urging while #FakeElectors tried to steal the election...
...how much further do you think he might go now that HIS #SCotUS has just given him full immunity from even being INVESTIGATED (much less #Prosecuted) for crimes?
@rbreich
If I were an #Optimist, I'd say that now there is now ABSOLUTELY NO WAY DONALD T**** WILL EVER BE PRESIDENT. 👍
If #Biden wins, no worries. #democracy continues.
If #Biden loses, he now has the authority to arrest, deport, whatever #TheOrangeMenace or at the very least "refuse to step down" (send our own #FakeElectors; foster a #riot to disrupt the #certification, etc) to a #ClearAndPresentDanger like Donald T****. #TrumpVsUS #AboveTheLaw #Immune
