By giving Trump the feeling that he had immunity, the Supreme Court undermined our Constitution.

[Baitball Blogger]

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There was always a delicate balance. Now we know what progressives could see clearly: By giving unlimited powers to the Executive Office, you break the triumvirate concept this country is built on. The separation of powers no longer exists thanks to the Federalist Society and those who helped conservatives outnumber the left on the Supreme Court.

Trump has been able to show us with real concrete examples exactly what could go wrong. Not only is every day a Constitutional crisis, but now the man has promised to give everyone that works for him pardons for following his orders.

Jesus Keyrist. John Roberts, Mitch McConnell and Bill Barr are pieces of trash.

[lastlib]

1. I refer to them as trainloads.....

...of dysentery whaleshit. More representative of size & content.

[2naSalit]

2. All should be...

Tried along with the rest of the kkklan.

[Clouds Passing]

3. They broke the law!

[FakeNoose]

4. I think you mean to say Bill Barr?

And yes, he's one of the all-time worst.

[Baitball Blogger]

9. Yup. That one.

[snot]

5. I've had a similar sense,

and have been hoping that the Supremes might start getting worried, and put more limitations on him.

That said, another concern that judges often have is the possibility of crises if they issue rulings that for one reason or another can't be enforced. The judiciary alone or even in combination with Congress has scant means of enforcement – police powers are under the executive branch; and Trump has replaced much of the executive with his own creatures.

I hope the Supremes recognize the dangers before it's too late.

[GiqueCee]

6. I wish every one of 'em...

... would be reduced to vulture vomit.

[Redleg]

7. I wonder if those fools have any practical intelligence?

A reasonable person could have imagined that a president like Trump would use their ruling as cover to commit any number of illegal acts. Combine that with the president's pardon power, the president can ask others to commit illegal acts and then promise them a pardon. Any fucking reasonable person should have seen this coming.

[popsdenver]

8. THAT immunity

along with the Citizens United, began the downfall of Democracy and our beloved Constitution.......

[usonian]

10. But they were just prawns in a game of chess.

Prawns that ought to be deep-fried.

[Scalded Nun]

11. I believe undermining the Constitution WAS the intent of the seditious six.

[enigmania]

12. Great post. They knew precisely what they were doing.

[ShazzieB]

13. Don't foorget the other guilty parties.

John Roberts wasn't solely responsible for that decision. The other 5 conservative justices voted in favor of it as well. Alito, Thomas, and Schlump's 3 picks (Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett) all bear part of the responsibility.

[orleans]

14. i'm hoping some states will go after these fuckers and prosecute

i'm not a lawyer so they can figure out the details

[Chasstev365]

15. The 6 Partisan Hacks in Robes literally made up "immunity" out of thin air

There is nothing in the Constitution about immunity. It was more important to ensure that a Democrat did not become President than to protect the country and the world from a ignorant mad man.

[Baitball Blogger]

16. No. There was no such thing as immunity.

But the right always had a long-term plan to give more power to the executive branch. It was a major goal pushed by Bill Barr before Trump came into office. He wrote a position on the subject. That's how he was selected by Trump to serve as Attorney Genera in Trump's first term.

I'm guessing they're all having doubts about their previous opinions. But once again, it's a mess they made that we have to clean up.