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arrow-up1143arrow-down1external-linkSupreme Court: Trump Has 'Absolute Immunity' For Core Constitutional Powerswww.huffpost.comMaven (famous) to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 5 months agomessage-square68fedilink
minus-squareChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·5 months agoIf the president circumvents congress and declares war on another country, say Mexico, that would be an official act and they would be immune. They could fire nukes without repercussions.
minus-squarewalden@sub.wetshaving.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·5 months agoI really hate to quote Roberts, but circumventing congress wouldn’t be “within his “conclusive and preclusive” constitutional authority”, would it?
minus-squareFartsWithAnAccent@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoOh, there would be repercussions.
If the president circumvents congress and declares war on another country, say Mexico, that would be an official act and they would be immune. They could fire nukes without repercussions.
I really hate to quote Roberts, but circumventing congress wouldn’t be “within his “conclusive and preclusive” constitutional authority”, would it?
Oh, there would be repercussions.