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White House Trots Biden Out to Screech 'I Dissent' With Supreme Court on Presidential Immunity
Townhall.com ^ | 1 July A.D. 2024 | Reuven Fenton

Posted on 07/01/2024 6:45:56 PM PDT by lightman

On Monday evening, President Joe Biden addressed the nation on Trump v. United States, a 6-3 decision which found that presidents has immunity when acting in what the Court stressed was their official capacity. How did he manage to do so? He spoke for less than four minutes, and left without taking any questions. In case there was any doubt how he felt, the president screeched that he agreed with Justice Sonia Sotomayor's dissent, declaring "I dissent!"

That doesn't mean Biden wasn't prone to some truly hypocritical points in his remarks, which were very clearly prewritten by someone else and which he read directly from as he spoke.

"Today's decision almost certainly means that there are virtually no limits on what a president can do," Biden claimed at the start, lamenting a case which, again, makes clear that the president is only immune when acting in an official capacity. He went on to claim that "the power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law, even and including the Supreme Court of the United States, adding "the only limits will be self imposed by the president alone."

Despite how he only spoke for short a time period, the president still brought up unrelated topics so that he could rant and rave about the Supreme Court. "This decision today has continued the Court's attacks in recent years on a wide range of long established legal principles in our nation, from gutting voting rights and civil rights to taking away a woman's right to choose, to today's decision that undermines the rule the law of this nation." Recommended Did Anyone Catch What This CNN Host Was Doing During the Trump-Biden Debate? Matt Vespa

He also brought up the events of January 6, 2021 to insist "I think it's fair to say is one of the darkest days in the history of America. Now the man who sent that mob to the U.S. Capitol is facing potential criminal conviction," speaking about former and potentially future President Donald Trump.

What Biden left out, though, is how Trump urged those at the Capitol that day to protest peacefully.

The Trump War Room account also posted such reminders while Biden was speaking, as well as reminded how footage was unearthed last month of then Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) taking responsibility for a lack of preparedness on that day.

Biden then went to make the issue about the election between himself and Trump, with the latter continuing to lead in the polls, especially after last Thursday's disastrous debate performance. He spoke specifically about the case brought against Trump by Special Counsel Jack Smith to do with January 6, which faced a major blow with Monday's decision.

"The American people deserve to have an answer in the courts before the upcoming election. The public has a right to know the answer about what happened on January 6 before they are asked to vote again this year. Now, because of today's decision, that is highly, highly unlikely. It's a terrible disservice to the people of this nation," Biden lamented.

"So now, now the American people have to do what the Court should have been willing to do but will not. The American people have to render a judgment about Donald Trump's behavior. The American people must decide whether Donald Trump's assault on our democracy on January 6 makes him unfit for public office, the highest office of the land. The American people must decide if Trump's embrace of violence to preserve his power is acceptable. Perhaps most importantly, the American people must decide if they want to entrust the president, once again, the presidency to Donald Trump, now knowing he'll be more emboldened to do whatever he pleases, whenever he wants to do it."

After bringing President George Washington into this, Biden claimed that after the Trump v. United States decision, "it'll depend on the character of the men and women who hold that presidency that are going to define the limits of the power of the presidency, because the law will no longer do it."

If such points weren't noteworthy enough, Biden, with a serious face, claimed "I know I will respect the limits of the presidential powers that I have for three and a half years," despite how he frequently brags about defying the Supreme Court when it comes to student loan debt.

"But any president, including Donald Trump, will now be free to ignore the law," leaving out the key detail about presidents acting in their official capacity. "I concur with Justice Sotomayor's dissent today," he went on to say, mispronouncing her name so that he was saying "Sotomayer."

As we covered earlier, Sotomayor's dissent was particularly hysterical, and Biden read from one of many outlandish points that she made. "Here's what she said," Biden said, slurring his words as he went on to quote the justice. "She said 'In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law... With fear for our democracy, I dissent.' End of quote."

"So should the American people dissent! I dissent. May God bless you all and may God help preserve democracy. Thank you. And may God protect our troops," Biden said before walking off. Reporters shouting questions, such as whether Biden will drop out out the race, went ignored.

As Axios' Alex Thompson pointed out, this was the first time since February that Biden addressed the nation publicly for cameras. The president was particularly angry in that instance as he addressed Special Counsel Robert Hur's report released just earlier that day.

Hur decided not to charge the president, characterized an old man with a poor memory. Not helping that view was that while taking questions for that press conference, Biden managed to mix up the foreign leaders of Mexico and Egypt.

Had he spoken any longer or been permitted by his handlers to take any questions, Biden might have short-circuited, considering we're outside the peak hours of when he's "dependently engaged," from 10am-4pm.

Biden was made to come out even after the campaign released a statement.


TOPICS: Extended News; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: biden; boden; dissent; fjb; immunity; impairedbiden; j6; jan6; january6; kamala; kamlaharris; lawfare; scotus; speech; supremecourt; teleprompter; teleprompterjoe; trump; whitehouse
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To: lightman

The Rat Party’s current desperation could be dangerous.


21 posted on 07/01/2024 7:45:55 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Never Trust A Man Whose Uncle Was Eaten By Cannibals)
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To: lightman
"She said 'In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law... With fear for our democracy, I dissent.' End of quote."

It only took serial plagiarist Biden 81 years to learn how to use quotation marks and properly attribute a citation.

22 posted on 07/01/2024 7:46:44 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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To: lightman

True, true. In all seriousness, they’re gunning for the court. I don’t know how, but they may try to make moves on it these remaining few months. If not, packing the court will be the campaign issue for, presumably, whoever takes the D ticket.


23 posted on 07/01/2024 7:48:12 PM PDT by John Robinson (šŸŗ)
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To: Joe 6-pack

Is that attributable to decreasing cognitive impairment, increasing awakening of conscience, or better speech writing?


24 posted on 07/01/2024 7:48:21 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: John Robinson

Chuck U Schumer will soon be warning SCOTUS justices....yet again...that they will reap the whirlwind.


25 posted on 07/01/2024 7:49:19 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Never Trust A Man Whose Uncle Was Eaten By Cannibals)
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To: lightman

I think he had it on his bucket list.


26 posted on 07/01/2024 7:49:50 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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To: Dr. Franklin

I wonder if stealing the 2020 election is an “official act”.

Lol.


27 posted on 07/01/2024 7:51:00 PM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: John Robinson

EVERY Presidential Election of my lifetime (now at the twelfth cycle) has had its “What about the SCOTUS?” dimension, sometimes greater, sometimes less.


28 posted on 07/01/2024 7:53:23 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: lightman
"So should the American people dissent! I dissent."

Sounds like a call for insurrection to me.

29 posted on 07/01/2024 7:59:21 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (ā€œWhen exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminalsā€ ā€“ Edward Snowden)
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To: lightman

30 posted on 07/01/2024 8:02:00 PM PDT by Brown Deer
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To: Gay State Conservative

And mobs will protest the homes of these justices, and not a thing will happen. Not even a strongly worded letter. Honestly, I have no idea what to do about this insanity, this insane world with these insane people believing these insane things. It’s a dangerous cult, the left. I guess the only thing to do is to point out the clear hypocrisy and double standards until enough of their casual supporters, aka the “default liberal” leave. The problem with the default liberal is that they are blissfully unaware if not outright hostile to viewing the ugly truth. “I never pay attention to politics, they’re all snakes.” But they’ll vote as they always have, blindly, and that’s probably one reason why things get so ugly—to blind the low information voter, yet compel him to his “civic duty” which he unthinkingly performs.


31 posted on 07/01/2024 8:05:15 PM PDT by John Robinson (šŸŗ)
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To: lightman
I'll be the first to claim "malarkey" on myself - but I work in the field of artificial intelligence, including how it applied to deepfake technology.

I have extensive training in analyzing audio, photo, and video assets to determine if they were modified to represent something from the original.

The same type of findings can be used for a person. The "Biden" tonight had a number of tell-tale characteristics that were different from last Thursday night, although very close.

Just stating what I observe.

32 posted on 07/01/2024 8:07:53 PM PDT by politicket
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To: lightman

https://alexberenson.substack.com/p/a-neurosurgeon-diagnoses-joe-biden

From Alex Berenson:

Following my post today, (https://alexberenson.substack.com/p/if-our-choice-is-biden-v-trump-i) a neurosurgeon and Unreported Truths reader (yes, some of you are actually brain surgeons) wrote in.

For obvious reasons, he did not want his name used, but his email and answers to my follow-up question speak for itself. Iā€™d urge you to read to the end, for the prediction he makes.

I simply wanted to give you a thumbs up on your diagnosis of POTUS.

He undoubtedly has Parkinsonā€™s disease, and is increasingly suffering from Parkinsonā€™s dementia. The signs are unmistakable:

-his shuffling gait
-the absence of associated movements (facial expression, arm swinging). When he does swing his arms, it appears stilted - probably because his handlers have told him to swing his arms when he walks. Itā€™s something we all do naturally, but it goes away in Parkinsonā€™s disease
-gait instability
-soft voice
-ON and OFF periods - times when the medication seems to be working well, and when it isnā€™t (also explains how a good dose of Sinemet at the right times could get him more animated)
-resting tremor is not prominent in Bidenā€™s case, but this is true

I followed up with two questions:

1: Parkinson’s is generally diagnosed clinically, not from brain scans or blood markers, right? The reason I ask is that if that’s the case, his physicians could presumably keep an official diagnosis out of his records while prescribing him medicines for it, I imagine.

2: What is the life expectancy for someone with the symptoms Joe displays (assuming they are being managed to the extent possible, which seems like a fair bet). I know Parkinson’s is a slow burn, but it accelerates near the end, right?

His Response:

1: Parkinsonā€™s is largely a clinical diagnosis, meaning it is diagnosed from a neurological examination and history. There are no blood tests.

2: So life expectancy is difficult to predict in Parkinsonā€™s disease. People can live many years and the disease can accelerate quickly near the end, or progress relatively slowly in its early stages...

My prediction is that the President will have increasing troubles walking over the next siz months, eventually needing some sort of assistive device. His dementia will probably advance during that time as well. We are not seeing the same Joe Biden of even a year ago.

This is obviously an educated guess on my part, but Iā€™ve spoken to many colleagues who feel the same way about his appearance. His gait and his expressionless face (called a ā€˜poker faceā€™ in the Parkinsonā€™s literature) are quite classic.


33 posted on 07/01/2024 8:09:37 PM PDT by CFW
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To: lightman

Yes, but like this? Because this seems unprecedented. I’ve seen the posters of Dubya (now a darling of the left) mocked up as “literally Hitler”, literally. And of course for reasons, that was probably the most contemptuous the left had previously been toward the high court. The rhetoric today, about all the things, seems to be amped much, much higher. I’d be relieved to be disproven.


34 posted on 07/01/2024 8:12:10 PM PDT by John Robinson (šŸŗ)
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To: lightman

These $hitstains are delusional.


35 posted on 07/01/2024 8:12:29 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Disband and Defund the putrid FBI. America does not need an out of control Gestapo)
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To: lightman

Interesting... at the ‘debate’, he trots out the Charlottesville ‘fine people’ thing and gets his a$$ handed to him for continuing to promote the hoax. Today he brings up the ‘gallows’ at J6.... It might have been too big to call a ‘toy’ but I doubt it could have actually hung anyone, at least an adult.


36 posted on 07/01/2024 8:13:30 PM PDT by hecticskeptic
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To: Gene Eric

A WHOLE 4 minutes & 46 seconds.


37 posted on 07/01/2024 8:15:46 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: John Robinson

Call out the Patriot Guards!


38 posted on 07/01/2024 8:18:21 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: lightman

Double Bag Barf Alert!

Slo Joe, Lies and Lies and Lies more.


39 posted on 07/01/2024 8:19:14 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

Best response ever!


40 posted on 07/01/2024 8:31:45 PM PDT by ValleyofHope (Anti-marxist ally)
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