Posted on 07/01/2024 7:52:52 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin
“This saves Biden’s ass for any lawsuits resulting from American’s deaths caused by illegal aliens.”
Motivation should matter.
The immunity should only apply if the official acts are done in good faith. Biden swore to faithfully execute federal law. Judges only hold office under the Constitution while on good behavior.
If Officer White smacks misbehaving Black Burgler too hard for a racist motive, Officer White should not have immunity for excessive force.
“That means we can not try Clinton for Waco, Carter for Verona or Obama for Benghazi.”
January 22, 2025
All Border Patrol officers:
You are to shoot all invaders.
President Trump
Is taking bribes from China to change US policy an offcial act or an unofficial act of office?
Obama for Benghazi - ditto, as I understand things (diplomatic people made their own choice and it was fatal)
Carter for Verona - do inform me (and fill me in if I am wrong on Clinton and/or Obama)
“not a lawful order”
October 7th, 2023
Bibi:
We’ve got swarms of unarmed Arabs climbing over the fence....
“lawful”
“U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision”
I suspect at least three people might have made an error.
Blackhawk in Iraq? Are you referring to the USG security contractors that provided protective services for our diplomatic missions and staff? Blackwater? They were just contractors. No relation to Smith’s position or duties. Garland appointed him as SC without Senate approval. Rest assured, Smith won’t have to repay any money back to Uncle Sam.
The removal of Smith is more than just refilling paperwork. The Special Cousel must be approved by the Senate. You have the begin the whole process again, including grand juries. It will take years to resurrect these cases. And Cannon can just dismiss the case in favor of Trump.
The whole objective was to have a trial before the election. The only one that was completed was the Bragg bookkeeping case that involved talking misdemeanors that were beyond the statute of limitations and attaching them to a federal election violation, which isn’t under NY State purview. Dershowitz called it the worst case he has ever seen in over 60 years as a law professor and lawyer. It is a joke.
I have trouble believing this nasty hag is still at it. 80 years old, and has spent most of it destroying things.
A court cannot overturn an impeachment.
In fact, this was Robert Barnes’s criticism of the immunity decision, in that he thought they punted on the key issue of impeachment.
His position was that there were NO crimes because Congress never impeached or convicted him. But that lays aside what “official” and “unoffi8cial” acts are. (I.e., a president cannot murder his wife in the Oval Office).
Barnes’s take on the reason the Supes went “official/unofficial” vs impeachment/conviction was purely institutional: Roberts & Kavanaugh wanted the power to determine such stuff in the COURTS, not CONGRESS.
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