What an utterly bizarre, acutely dangerous, and downright terrifying place this country is in.
Because six unelected rightwing operatives said so. And because the Republican Party is united behind the worst person in America to hold this kind of power.
If Trump were to personally shoot someone on Fifth Avenue: Not immune. (Probably. Maybe.)
If he were to order the army to massacre thousands on Fifth Avenue: Immune. (Very clearly, under the decision.)
But from a constitutional perspective, the latter is the grave danger to guard against.
Prof. Zimmer, can someone explain to me how the Holocaust would be illegal under this ruling? If a US President ordered a genocide, wouldn't he be immune from prosecution for life? Did the US just become the first country since WW2 to authorize their leader to commit a Holocaust?
