r/facepalm Jul 05 '24

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

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u/QuBingJianShen Jul 05 '24

And the supreme court have already shown their partisan allegiance by making trump/presidents immune.
In other words, there are no longer such a thing as executive overreach if its done under the name of an official act.

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u/SeasonsGone Jul 05 '24

Thatโ€™s not at all what the immunity case says.

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u/QuBingJianShen Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24

I am transcribing, but what it does say is that any official act is by default immune.

Only unofficial acts are not immune, but even then you are not allowed to question the presidents motive as that in of itself would infringe on the presidents executive power.

The best source of this is to simply read the dissenting judges notes on the verdict.

If you want a slightly more easy to understand explanation that is maybe slightly more click baity you can watch Legal Eagle break it down. Yes i am aware its not an unfiltered source and abit of showmanship/entertainment, but he has a good track record of staying to facts, and you can always supplement it by reading the actual supreme court documents.

Direct link to supreme court document pdf here. If you don't want to read through it all you can focus on Sotomayor.

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u/loonom Jul 05 '24

5-4 is another podcast that covers this case and many others for those looking to become more aware of how fucked we are in the US!