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I don't think anyone in the ruling outside of Sotomayor implies that murdering political rivals would fall under an official duty of the president as outlined i
by legitster 2y ago
I don't think anyone in the ruling outside of Sotomayor implies that murdering political rivals would fall under an official duty of the president as outlined in the constitution.
- insane_dreamer 2y agoI disagree, since a good many people seem ready to accept that Trump trying to overturn the results of a free and fair election (which in my book is pretty much on par with murdering political rivals since the point of murdering a rival is so that they don't get elected), is an "official duty".
- alluro2 2y agoWould the court also need to carefully consider and rule on whether arresting or murdering a disagreeing judge is an "official act" by the President?
- legitster 2y agoProbably not. Arresting disagreeing judges would be a violation of due process, as is murdering US citizens without a trial. At least that was the tentative conclusion last time this was brought up: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/feb/22/obama-brennan-paul-assassinations-filibuster https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/feb/22/obama-...
- spacemanspiff01 2y agoIt might be a violation of the law and clearly illegal, but that does not mean it is not an official act for which the president is immune.