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It's not cleat to me that the constitution implies immunity for the president? It shouldn't imply or provide immunity for anyone. The president is a citizen. If
by nullocator 9mo ago
It's not cleat to me that the constitution implies immunity for the president? It shouldn't imply or provide immunity for anyone. The president is a citizen. If the whole bill of goods all citizens are sold is "you have no fear of criminal prosecution if you've committed no crimes" and that supposed to be good enough for every day joes, it should be good enough for temporary and previous state actors.
- legitster 9mo agoWell - we do have similar immunity extensions for common citizens if their role warrants - if a soldier or police officer kill someone in the line of duty, they don't necessarily get charged with a crime. > “The President… is amenable to [the law] in his private character as a citizen, and in his public character by impeachment.” - James Wilson - one of the drafters and early Supreme Court justice I'm not arguing that the constitution gives the president broad immunity for all personal crimes. But it was pretty understood at the time and in the text of the constitution that impeachment was to proceed all legal criminal charges.