reflecting on the immunity decision a bit, what the Court seems to be saying is that every element of the executive branch is at the President’s disposal, no matter what he wants to use it for. his motives don’t matter. the office is a weapon to be wielded however he sees fit.
the simple way to think about it is that the office of the presidency is a gun. the Court has held that when you become the President, you have an unfettered right to use that gun any way you please. an insane decision.
As I read it the decision doesn't really address this. Court can still strike things down, etc. What changes is if a president gives court middle finger and does it anyway there's nothing court can do (well it never could really) and no worries about trial for doing it after office.
Presidents have ignored court decisions in past (Jackson, Lincoln). Only norms and institutional traditions keep this in check. And impeachment threat, but that just kicks you out of office and is null and void at this point in history anyway.
If I had a loan forgiven I suppose someone could take me to court and try to make me pay and court could ignore presidential order (maybe, not sure) and if I didn't pay arrest me or attach my assets, paycheck, whatever. Basically you get to legal chaos pretty quickly with this immunity ruling.
So if a court tried to force forgiven loans back on the books what happens next? President acts against that court? Finds some pretext to remove the judge? Any and all lawless acts have get out of jail free card now.
