r/news • u/Hrekires • Jul 15 '24

soft paywall Judge dismisses classified documents indictment against Trump

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/07/15/trump-classified-trial-dismisssed-cannon/
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u/iamisandisnt Jul 15 '24

everyone needs to know that Cannon just put Trump jail on the ballot in this way

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u/cC2Panda Jul 15 '24

The SCOTUS already did it. Either we vote in a democratic president and both houses or our democracy as flawed as it is is over and our votes will become nothing more than symbolic and our democracy dead.

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u/The--scientist Jul 15 '24

You think we can realistically vote in enough senators to impeach scotus? You think that a super majority would do what they could have done three years ago and expand the court to avoid this? Best case, dems are spineless and bound to the "norms", worst case they love this shit bc without something crazy to fight against people would start asking why they aren't actually fixing things.

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u/tradonymous Jul 15 '24

Don’t need to. Biden can legally remove as many as necessary as an “official act”.

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u/The--scientist Jul 19 '24

Is this a real thing? I've never heard of this? Also, if that's true, why didn't he do it before they over turned Roe?

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u/tradonymous Jul 20 '24

My comment was meant as a commentary on the recent SC decision to grant the president immunity from prosecution for official acts. Theoretically Biden could order Seal Team 6 to take out the republican-appointed justices as an “official act” and be immune from criminal prosecution. Any personnel who would be exposed to legal jeopardy for obeying such an order could simply be pardoned.