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“(With) today’s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed. For all practical purposes, there are virtually no limits on what the president can do. It’s a fundamentally new principle and it’s a dangerous precedent because the power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law even including the supreme court of the United States.”

Throughout his address, Biden underscored the gravity of the moment, emphasizing that the only barrier to the president’s authority now lies in the personal restraint of the officeholder. He warned vehemently against the prospect of Trump returning to power, painting a stark picture of the dangers such an outcome could pose.

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[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Biden no longer has the moral high ground to pretend this would be illegal.

Surpreme Court just literally said he can do whatever he wants. Everything he does is legal.

So use those powers to actually want to "save Democracy" if you believe it's truly in danger. Or would that make your carrot disappear of forcing people to vote for you?

[–] LadyAutumn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

I wonder how long now until the north and south separate. I'm semi facetious, I don't see how this situation can be resolved from this point. The Supreme Court has to go or else this ends one of 2 ways.

If Biden overturned the decision that gave Donald Trump immunity, then the southern republican states would almost certainly rebel. If Donald Trump takes power as a king in January, then the northern Democratic states will almost certainly rebel.

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[–] urfavlaura@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

okay assasinate Trump, you're legally allowed to do that now

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[–] zfr@lemmy.today 10 points 4 months ago

Is he going to do anything about it or just promise he won't use his dictatorial powers for evil?

[–] Audacious@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 months ago (3 children)

He needs to take action, not talk about it.

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[–] StinkySocialist@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 months ago

Welp he's just gonna wait till let trump be the first to use it. We are still cooked. 🤡🔫

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (8 children)

We need someone that will use every tool at their disposal to stop trump.

Biden has shown time and time again, that's he's just not willing to do that.

Stopping trump is more important than Biden, if he won't fight, and he won't get out of the way, and the party won't force him to...

It's time to ask why we still support the party. The voters are the irreplaceable part, not the party.

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