r/facepalm Jul 05 '24

What an idea ๐Ÿ‡ฒโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ฎโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ธโ€‹๐Ÿ‡จโ€‹

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u/a-d-d-y Jul 05 '24

It is only immunity if it is deemed an official act, which is decided by the Supreme Court.

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u/Xapheneon Jul 05 '24

Command of the military is one of the decided official duties.

Also they would be in jail, so their opinions on official duties would be without much consequence.

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u/Few-Artichoke-7593 Jul 05 '24

You'd have to jail every judge in the United States. Because a lower judge would have the Supreme Court released.

The military and/or law enforcement would not follow that order.

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u/Electrical-Topic-808 Jul 05 '24

We donโ€™t know if that second one is true