• @potpotato
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    145 months ago

    “Congress may not criminalize the president’s conduct in carrying out the responsibilities of the executive branch under the Constitution” makes pretty much anything fair fucking game.

    • @Akuden
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      -215 months ago

      “The president enjoys no immunity for his unofficial acts, and not everything the President does is official. The President is not above the law,”

      I don’t understand how you can confuse this sentence. People act like the president can commit any crime they want. That is categorically false. Crimes committed in the name in the highest office of the land are not o in an official capacity.

      The U.S. Constitution includes several provisions that limit the powers of the president and prevent the president from committing crimes without consequences:

      Article I, Section 2 and Section 3: These sections provide the House of Representatives the power to impeach the president and the Senate the power to try and convict the president. Impeachment is a process by which the president can be removed from office for committing “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” Article II, Section 4: This section specifically states that the president, vice president, and all civil officers of the United States can be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.

      Article II, Section 1, Clause 8: The president must take an oath of office to “faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” This oath implies a legal and ethical obligation to adhere to the law and Constitution.

      Checks and Balances: The Constitution establishes a system of checks and balances, whereby the legislative and judicial branches can limit the actions of the executive branch. Congress can pass laws, override presidential vetoes, and control the budget, while the judiciary can review the constitutionality of presidential actions through judicial review.

      Together, these provisions and principles ensure that the president is subject to the rule of law and can be held accountable for criminal actions.

      • @potpotato
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        215 months ago

        Nothing you wrote ensures anything.

        Trump was impeached twice with no consequence.

        “Official acts” is arbitrary.

        • @Akuden
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          -205 months ago

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          • @[email protected]
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            95 months ago

            The problem here is that Trump stole and likely sold classified documents. This ruling now allows him to sell secrets that can cause grave danger to the country without consequence.

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              -145 months ago

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      • @beebarfbadger
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        25 months ago

        So in other words, Trump can do whatever he wants as long as his cronies vote that it’s okay.