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The Supreme Court’s decision last year in Trump v. United States gave the president of the United States criminal immunity for “official acts,” defined as anything that could involve or plausibly extend to the president’s core duties.
Critics of the ruling, such as the constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar, were quick to note that the court’s formulation had no basis in the text, structure or history of the Constitution. The dissenting justices in the case, led by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, warned that the ruling would, in effect, make the president a king.
“The court,” Sotomayor wrote, “effectively creates a law-free zone around the president, upsetting the status quo that has existed since the founding.” When the president uses his official powers in any way, she continued, “he now will be insulated from criminal prosecution. Orders the Navy’s SEAL Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a military coup to hold on to power? Immune. Takes a bribe in exchange for a pardon? Immune.”
www.nytimes.com
trump's insulation from overtly corrupt acts goes beyond legal accountability. It extends to the political realm as well.
She was right. In his second term as president, Donald Trump has claimed royal prerogative over the entire executive branch. His lieutenants, likewise, have rejected judicial oversight of his actions, blasting individual judges for supposedly usurping the authority of the president.
House Budget Bill Would Gut Federal Courts’ Ability to Enforce Orders
Buried in the House’s budget reconciliation bill — now pending in the Senate — is a legislative provision that takes aim at the federal judiciary. Section 70302, titled “Restriction on Enforcement,” would undermine federal judges’ authority to enforce court orders by limiting their ability to hold government officials in contempt, a key tool for compelling compliance with court orders.
www.brennancenter.org
Congressional Repubs are seeking to reorient the judiciary's power to enforce the law against a lawless admin when they should be looking for ways to reign in trump's uncontrolled lust for power.
Nothing seems to give pause to his loyal flock. Not even this frightening declaration of sovereignty.
“He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.”
Critics of the ruling, such as the constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar, were quick to note that the court’s formulation had no basis in the text, structure or history of the Constitution. The dissenting justices in the case, led by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, warned that the ruling would, in effect, make the president a king.
“The court,” Sotomayor wrote, “effectively creates a law-free zone around the president, upsetting the status quo that has existed since the founding.” When the president uses his official powers in any way, she continued, “he now will be insulated from criminal prosecution. Orders the Navy’s SEAL Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a military coup to hold on to power? Immune. Takes a bribe in exchange for a pardon? Immune.”
Opinion | The Repercussions of Trump v. United States May Finally Be Hitting Justice Roberts
What is the chief justice getting at?
trump's insulation from overtly corrupt acts goes beyond legal accountability. It extends to the political realm as well.
Trump Pardons Criminal Whose Mom Attended Mar-a-Lago Fundraiser
She was right. In his second term as president, Donald Trump has claimed royal prerogative over the entire executive branch. His lieutenants, likewise, have rejected judicial oversight of his actions, blasting individual judges for supposedly usurping the authority of the president.
House Budget Bill Would Gut Federal Courts’ Ability to Enforce Orders
Buried in the House’s budget reconciliation bill — now pending in the Senate — is a legislative provision that takes aim at the federal judiciary. Section 70302, titled “Restriction on Enforcement,” would undermine federal judges’ authority to enforce court orders by limiting their ability to hold government officials in contempt, a key tool for compelling compliance with court orders.
Budget Bill Would Gut Federal Courts’ Ability to Enforce Orders
The legislation would make it harder for judges to hold defiant parties, including government officials, in contempt.
Republicans seek impeachment of 2 more judges who stymied Trump
Congressional Repubs are seeking to reorient the judiciary's power to enforce the law against a lawless admin when they should be looking for ways to reign in trump's uncontrolled lust for power.
Nothing seems to give pause to his loyal flock. Not even this frightening declaration of sovereignty.
“He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.”
