Posted on 07/19/2024 10:34:24 AM PDT by John Semmens
Upset that the Supreme Court's recent decision that a president has immunity for his official actions, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) has proposed legislation that "would declare that the actions taken by Trump on January 6, 2021 were unofficial and illegal. This will ensure that justice is done and eliminate the need for long and complicated court proceedings."
Schumer explained that "a power that legislatures have invoked in the past was to specifically identify a person known to be a criminal as an outlaw. This meant that it would be legal for anyone to slay this outlaw. Every decent person in America knows that Donald Trump is a criminal who poses an extreme threat to our democracy. If Democrats can hold the majority in the Senate and regain the majority in the House in the upcoming elections we can exercise this little-used legislative authority to be rid of Trump once and for all."
Schumer brushed aside predictions that the Supreme Court would disallow his proposed ex post facto bill of attainder on the grounds that the Constitution explicitly prohibits these ancient tools of oppression. "By ruling that Trump is immune for instigating the January 6 insurrection the Supreme Court has overstepped its authority," he said. "If the six who voted for Trump's immunity are still in the country after Democrats have total control of the government next year they too can be declared outlaws."
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Not only is Schumer’s POS attempt ex post facto, the President was impeached by the House, and acquitted by the Senate. Case closed.
So much for unity.
Bill of Attainder, just what the declaration (and the 4th and 5th amendments) condemn.
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