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0 pointsdudinax1y ago0 comments

There's no provision in the constitution for immunity. They made it up there's nothing reasonable about it.

Under this decision the president can commit a crime or order someone else to commit a crime, and as long as the crime is committed using a power of the office, it can't be charged.

For example, if in an official communication the president orders an officer to solicit a bribe for doing their duty, the president can't be charged.

It's ridiculous, horrible, and destructive to the constitution.

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ttyprintk1y ago

Those wouldn’t be crimes. They cannot produce evidence. As of this ruling, it looks like:

- Biden issues a prepardon essentially deputizing anyone who detains Eric Trump or Eric’s laptop.

- We might endure some debate whether it is an official act. That debate actually only matters to Congress or future historians.

- Since the extrajudicial apprehension of Eric and his evidence is defined as not-criminal, there is no need to preserve details. Seal Team 6 and those involved enjoy a prepardon and some assurance that their names are scrubbed.

- This is constitutional if Congress has granted the President (Biden at this point) war powers and is satisfied that some elements of the military identified Eric Trump with the enemy. We’ll debate whether the President is a member of the military, just as we had to debate whether he was an officer of the USA under Amendment 14, section 3.

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