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re: Trump’s Boldest Argument Yet: Immunity From Prosecution for Assassinations
Posted on 1/11/24 at 10:54 am to JimEverett
Posted on 1/11/24 at 10:54 am to JimEverett
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Commander in chief orders a strike to kill an enemy combatant who is a US citizen.
There's constitutionally a difference between orders that fall within their constitutional powers and those from without.
The Con gives us the mechanism to remove them from office via impeachment.
The question is if the President tells someone "Hey go kill this guy" that he just doesn't like, is the only remedy impeachment?
Personally, I think not. Its just not framed within the Con in that manner
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Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:27 am to Fun Bunch
Sure, but it seems prudent not to leave the questions of what falls within legitimate constitutional powers solely up to local DAs and federal prosecutors.
A President could face a series of criminal charges brought by partisan actors under such a view - sort of similar to where we are today with Trump - although I guess there could be an argument that once a President leaves office he can be prosecuted without impeachment, but even that seems problematic, although to a lesser extent given it doesn't directly impede the office itself. But it indirectly does.
A President could face a series of criminal charges brought by partisan actors under such a view - sort of similar to where we are today with Trump - although I guess there could be an argument that once a President leaves office he can be prosecuted without impeachment, but even that seems problematic, although to a lesser extent given it doesn't directly impede the office itself. But it indirectly does.
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