Aaron Rupar: So if Joe Biden declared today that November’s election is canceled and ordered the military to keep him in power, would that be an “official act”?

So if Joe Biden declared today that November’s election is canceled and ordered the military to keep him in power, would that be an “official act”?

Better still, Joe Biden should just increase SCOTUS to 13 and install a further 4 Justices.

No, because he’s a Democrat, as SCOTUS will clarify in an expedited ruling issue 10 minutes after the events.

Ordering the FBI to arrest corrupt members of the Supreme Court is entirely an official act, and he doesn’t even need evidence now. Let’s go!

An "official act" is anything a Republican president does

100%.

Biden will not abuse the power SCOTUS has handed him. Trump will abuse it to the max.

Go for it POTUS!

Arrest trump for treason! Today!

The Constitution has been replaced by Calvinball rules.

How about he just dials up Seal Team 6? Seems okie-dokie

Disposing of Joe Manchin is just part of legislative relations

Exactly

Ironically, the Seal Team 6 solution is okie-dokier than canceling the election. Since it's just about criminal prosecution, SCOTUS could overrule a decision to cancel the election. But if Biden placed the order to Seal Team 6 then resigned before an impeachment could even be held, he'd be all clear

Why do you think ST6 would be starting somewhere other than SCOTUS on their official act?

Does it mean that charging Clarence Thomas for falsifying documents is no longer a political act? It seems that they are saying there are no longer political acts as long as the President can make up an excuse that the act was necessary.

Joe Biden sends in a SEAL team to SCOTUS and removes the conservative justices by force then fills the vacancies with immigrant trans women.

It does seem like the definition of “lawful order” might have just changed

Do they even attempt to define an "official act"?

If a Republican President does it is an official act, if Biden does it it is unconstitutional - still...

No. They did not provide a metric.

Of course not, why would they? What a crazy question for me to even ask.

This MAGA SCOTUS, in their effort to save Trump, has blown up democracy. The 5 justices feel so distressed - evident by Alito’s upside down flag - and no longer believes in America. The same world their kids & grandkids live in. How do u tell ur kids u gifted them a dictatorship?

Sounds like it...

At the very least, he could slow-walk it in courts for years.

Which won’t happen, but it’s more nuts that if Trump wins he actually 100% will do stuff like this

Taney..err.. I mean Roberts says that's perfectly cool.

Unclear!

weirdly SCOTUS wouldn't have an issue picking this up in an expedited manner, I'm sure

Well, it's within his power to arrest any of the justices, so....

again, i think a SCOTUS retreat in Turk and Caicos, with bag service, just collect at airport before customs

If Biden declares himself president for life and calls it an “official act”? It wouldn’t fly. He hasn’t packed the courts with crooked judges who would go along with it.

If he can get 34 senators on his side, yes.

why does he need 34 senators?

To avoid conviction when impeached which is the only real check on presidential power the constitution has.

convicted for what? he's immune to conviction now

He can be impeached though, for any number of charges, and the senate can convict with a 67 vote majority.

Isn’t it simpler than that? If Biden orders the DOJ to arrest all six conservative members of SCOTUS for treason, that’s an “official act” and within his scope as head of the executive branch, no?

He has sworn to protect the constutition, from all adversaries: foreign and DOMESTIC.

Only SCOTUS gets to decide what is and is not an official act. So, no.

SCOTUS knew when they made this destructive ruling that Biden is an honorable man and will not abuse his power. republicans already do and have abused their power for decades.

Yes.

Sounds legit. But, actually, now...

Let’s find out

Any other Democrat President might.. Joe Biden will not do shit. I hope the young people who are going to live this and more taken away, do not Vote, not with people who helped Biden given it all away. His Co Chair Chris Coons and him want 20th Century back too.

OK. This is a particularly bonkers take. And not the 'good' kind of bonkers.

America is now a Church State.. Tell me why the Young should not go down fighting? Anyone who says this is going away, has Not actually paid attention to what Biden has Not done while cashing their $2000. Check.

Young should go down thoughtfully voting. And if they also like to worship, they should do that too, if they want.

Biden has said w his own words He is an Instutionalist.. Has he not proven it over and over? Every speech ends with, America is same Strong.. Ask Europe Taiwan Japan if that is true. It is not. If you have a portfolio, it went up, Personal rights & Equal Justice have went down, to almost nothing

so you're butthurt because Biden will not order the military to keep him in power because he's an institutionalist, and your solution is to tell young people not to vote?

I hope Chicago lights up like a California wildfire.

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