To: knighthawk
And what are the consequences when the government oversteps it’s boundaries? Oh, that’s right, nothing.
To: An Appeal to Heaven
And what are the consequences when the government oversteps its boundaries? Oh, thats right, nothing.
There are few consequences to public officials insofar as there are so many immunities, that it's almost impossible to sue:
Judges, even if they break the law (absolute Judicial immunity)
Prosecutors even when they withhold exculpatory evidence, which causes a false conviction (absolute Prosecutorial immunity)
Legislative Immunity (which is absolute, in that you can't sue for any unexpected, or even expected, outcomes from the laws they pass.
Governors enjoy qualified immunity, which protects them, unless they break the law, and that the law they broke is known to them. Police enjoy this same immunity, called qualified immunity, and it protects "all but the plainly incompetent and those who knowingly break the law"
It turns out now that Lawyers are gaining absolute immunity in some states, and qualified immunity from suit in other states.
Your local school board enjoys immunity from suit, as do all administrators in government. This does not even take into account, sovereign immunity, which protects all state employees from suit. If you only thought the laws applied to you, and not our political and judicial elite, you are entirely correct.
SCOTUS has continually expanded qualified immunity, to the extent you won't ever be able to find an attorney to represent you, unless something along the lines of George Floyd, and even then, it is likely the city and state will be immune. We need to start a movement to remove all liability in all matters, if we want government to be accountable. Without remedies, our constitution might as well be written on toilet paper.
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06/27/2020 12:21:42 AM PDT by
krogers58
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