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and even if the immunity does not extend to others, the pardon power does and its use and motives are shielded by immunity
right. the president could order troops to suppress protesters using live fire and the supreme court would extend that absolute immunity
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there are no state crimes in the District of Columbia. there is nothing now, no law, no system of justice, that prevents a President from ordering the slaughter of judges or of federal legislators at their place of office and then pardoning his execution squad.
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An executive with complete, plenary power over the nation’s capital, exactly as the founders intended!
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There are local DC laws, including first degree murder.
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Local DC laws are federal.
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There's a certain morbid hilarity to Roberts et al penning a decision that allows Joe Biden to legally and legitimately kill them. Like, this is the act of people with immense faith in their enemies' adherence to norms and values.
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And now explicitly promising to pardon before the execution of the illegal act is totally above board
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he can be homeless if its an official act
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That is exactly the case. Immunity for the president plus unreviewable pardon power means immunity for anyone in Trump’s favor. It is not hyperbole to say that decision will lead to paramilitary death squads. The only limit of the fascist dream is their imagination.
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And the attempted deportation of 10-20 million people will lead to concentration camps
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He arguably doesn’t even need immunity for that. But yes.