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Is anyone else highly concerned with the SCOTUS ruling that the POTUS is immune from criminal liability? (lemmy.autism.place)

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Sorry if this is not the proper community for this question. Please let me know if I should post this question elsewhere.

So like, I'm not trying to be hyperbolic or jump on some conspiracy theory crap, but this seems like very troubling news to me. My entire life, I've been under the impression that no one is technically/officially above the law in the US, especially the president. I thought that was a hard consensus among Americans regardless of party. Now, SCOTUS just made the POTUS immune to criminal liability.

The president can personally violate any law without legal consequences. They also already have the ability to pardon anyone else for federal violations. The POTUS can literally threaten anyone now. They can assassinate anyone. They can order anyone to assassinate anyone, then pardon them. It may even grant complete immunity from state laws because if anyone tries to hold the POTUS accountable, then they can be assassinated too. This is some Putin-level dictator stuff.

I feel like this is unbelievable and acknowledge that I may be wayyy off. Am I misunderstanding something?? Do I need to calm down?

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[-] [email protected] 99 points 3 days ago

It is extremely concerning. We no longer have three separate branches of government acting as a system of checks and balances.

[-] [email protected] 61 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Especially with Project 2025 (day one after the election of the next GOP candidate). The executive branch will no longer be controllable by the other two branches. Also, Schedule F will allow all "policy-related" government workers to be rescheduled as fireable employees, allowing the Prez to install loyalists throughout the entire government. It's definitely time to freak the fuck out.

[-] [email protected] 41 points 3 days ago

Anyone who wants to see it https://www.project2025.org/

If you read the PDF that they gave it's terrifying. Talking about applying to be a Loyalist and only they get federal appointments...and replacing real people in the government.

[-] [email protected] 31 points 3 days ago

Textbook step by step fascism.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

Let's pretend to be loyalists and seed their administration with leftists from lemmy.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

They have an interview process that combs over, not sure actually...

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

We know how good they are at combing-over.

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