• Sabata
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    125 months ago

    Biden can personally kill anyone at the supreme court and only lose his job now?

    • @die444die
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      175 months ago

      “When he uses his official powers in any way, under the majority’s reasoning, he now will be insulated from criminal prosecution. Orders the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a military coup to hold onto power? Immune. Takes a bribe in exchange for a pardon? Immune. Immune, immune, immune,” Sotomayor wrote.

    • @[email protected]
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      55 months ago

      Only if he replaces them quickly with friends, otherwise they’ll decide certain acts aren’t “official”. This is designed so that the fascist court can whitewash fascist presidents, but opposing presidents still need to worry.