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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 6 days
In the wake of the "immunity" decision, the shocked press focused on how this hurts Jack Smith's case. But it's much worse. The Supreme Court just blessed Trump's desire to be a dictator. And they found a way to give that power only to Republicans. www.salon.com/2024/07/02/t...
The Supreme Court rules that Donald Trump can be a dictatorwww.salon.com If you're a (Republican) president, they let you do it
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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 6 days
Why read past headlines: I, too, enjoy the semi-jokes about what Biden should do now that he's a king. But I lay out how the Supreme Court created a vague "test" of what counts as "official," so they can restrain Democrats while unleashing Republicans. www.salon.com/2024/07/02/t...
The Supreme Court rules that Donald Trump can be a dictatorwww.salon.com If you're a (Republican) president, they let you do it
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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 6 days
"The guiding principle of whether a criminal act is 'immune' will likely depend on whether the president is a Republican or a Democrat." www.salon.com/2024/07/02/t...
The Supreme Court rules that Donald Trump can be a dictatorwww.salon.com If you're a (Republican) president, they let you do it
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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 6 days
We know from other decisions that "what makes something a 'fact' in the eyes of the Republican justices was not evidence, but whether or not it fits their pre-existing policy preferences." They will apply the same to the definition of "immunity." www.salon.com/2024/07/02/t...
The Supreme Court rules that Donald Trump can be a dictatorwww.salon.com If you're a (Republican) president, they let you do it
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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 6 days
"His policy arm, Project 2025, has laid out a blueprint for such a dictatorship, including plans to order the military to shut down peaceful protests, the creation of concentration camps, and the mass firing of any bureaucrats who refuse Trump's illegal orders." www.salon.com/2024/07/02/t...
The Supreme Court rules that Donald Trump can be a dictatorwww.salon.com If you're a (Republican) president, they let you do it
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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 6 days
"Indeed, if Trump makes good on his hints he'll stay past his second term, this could make that president-for-life dream a reality." www.salon.com/2024/07/02/t...
The Supreme Court rules that Donald Trump can be a dictatorwww.salon.com If you're a (Republican) president, they let you do it
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Josh Dobbin @joshdobbin.bsky.social · 6 days
shared out to my facebook
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Martin Koenigsberg (MarTMar) (SteelyDab) @martinkoenigsberg.bsky.social · 6 days
#SCOTUS4Sale