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Government officials do face charges when they commit crimes such as abuse of public office. A court decision on the interpretation of the Constitution is not a
by sjy 6y ago
Government officials do face charges when they commit crimes such as abuse of public office. A court decision on the interpretation of the Constitution is not a “ruling that a crime was committed.” Drawing on your doctor analogy, it’s more like new evidence showing that a particular treatment is not as safe as previously believed. It doesn’t necessarily follow that the doctor is criminally or civilly liable for providing that treatment in the past – something more, like negligence or recklessness, is needed.
- badrabbit 6y agoYou misunderstand, I meant a court ruling that an official intentionally violated rights of citizens, that is the crime. Constitutionality of something can be established, intentionap disregard of the constitution or a court ruling regarding constitutional matters is the proposed crime I am talking about.
- kelnos 6y agoThat's reasonable, but I think you underestimate the difficulty in proving malicious intent.