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Do I see multiple people asking about and even suggesting assassinating SCOTUS Justices?
Who are we becoming?
would wish that.
senseandsensibility
(17,163 posts)I would alert if I did.
MuseRider
(34,134 posts)and quickest way to get rid of that. I have been away more than usual because of the storms so I have not seen that but will certainly alert if I do.
sarisataka
(18,819 posts)There is more than 1 OP
KS Toronado
(17,364 posts)hlthe2b
(102,418 posts)wnylib
(21,656 posts)it's way out of line.
sarisataka
(18,819 posts)wnylib
(21,656 posts)That's the kind of post that can get the poster a visit from the FBI.
MustLoveBeagles
(11,653 posts)That has no place here
Fla Dem
(23,783 posts)I have not seen one so hopefully someone did report, and they were removed.
Kingofalldems
(38,495 posts)perfessor
(268 posts)People are asking - quite appropriately imo- if a president ordering such would fall within the bounds of the trump teams argument.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)...vulnerable to the whims of a dictator.
LT Barclay
(2,609 posts)soldierant
(6,938 posts)that many of them don't get it until they hear a hypothetical which touches them personally.
Elessar Zappa
(14,085 posts)What Ive seen is people talking about the implications of giving a President immunity using Biden ordering the assassination of justices as an example of that, not people actually calling for it.
sheshe2
(83,950 posts)What is being discussed is the discussion at SCOTUS by TSF's lawyer. Assassination was brought up during said discussion.
NO ONE on DU is advocating assassination.
sarisataka
(18,819 posts)If SCOTUS rules for immunity the next day Biden should "send them to Gitmo, though I wouldn't object to just having them killed"
I see that post has finally been hidden. It was not a new, or low post count poster.
There are several less explicit "just kidding" ones that are still up.
LeftInTX
(25,603 posts)I think that about a lot of things.
Who knows maybe if it's repeated enough the SCOTUS justices will read and think, "Oh we can't have that..."
But then, they will just write some iron-clad decision with a work-around that will protect Trump and no one else. Like, "Total immunity applies for any president who served from the period Jan 20, 2017 - Jan 20, 2021. We base this on astronomical and astrological forces of the time period Jan 20, 2017 - Jan 20, 2021"
Lucky Luciano
(11,263 posts)
the president who was 45th gets to commit crimes, but no other president can.
Indeed!
Hekate
(90,858 posts)revmclaren
(2,533 posts)that explicitly mentions assassination that is still up.
This never would have been allowed in the past.
Edit: this post responce now has multiple Recs. No wonder it's still up.
surfered
(548 posts)No one is suggesting it be done.
mzmolly
(51,010 posts)eom
sdfernando
(4,947 posts)hypothetical thought exercises than actual wishing for it to happen.
DemocraticPatriot
(4,431 posts)elocs
(22,614 posts)If a hypothetical thought exercise needs too much explaining so as not to be mistaken for a suggestion, perhaps it should not be made at all. Clearly there are people here who understood it as a suggestion and not a hypothetical thought exercise.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)People are over-whelmed by all the shit on the walls...
Skittles
(153,214 posts)I have not seen one yet, and if I did I would report it.......sounds you may not be understanding the context.
dchill
(38,559 posts)Brenda
(1,072 posts)mucifer
(23,576 posts)That's my opinion. Think twice about it before you post it.
Lots of times I think about posts hurting people's feelings.
But, venting violent thoughts in DU is bad.
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chouchou
(645 posts)PatrickforB
(14,593 posts)the right wing speaks of these things does not mean we should.
Ever.
We must be careful not to stoop to the adversary's cruelty and corruption, because if we do then how are we any better?
mahina
(17,715 posts)That kind of stuff is with the Alert button is for. One possible reason that you are seeing that is because there are people working in here to stir shit up. No DUer I have ever known would do so.
mountain grammy
(26,658 posts)it ain't happening. I haven't seen anything like that
sarisataka
(18,819 posts)And itself a prohibited post. Others above say they have seen what I have.
JT45242
(2,304 posts)If a president ordered the assassination of the chief justice because the president believed the justice to be corrupt, rather than a political opponent, would it be an official act.
I wanted justice Jackson to put the ridiculous argument to its logical extension. A president with immunity would just kill and replace the SCOTUS.
I was not advocating for it. But, it it is the logical end game.
Hey Clarence, you willing to give a guy who loves neoNazis and white supremacists the power to kill you without fear of prosecution?
Think. Again.
(8,526 posts)...the ramifications of what's now being considered by the SC is not only an appropriate thing but also an important thing to do.
I haven't seen any posts "suggesting" any assassinations be committed though.
Voltaire2
(13,213 posts)about the absurdity of presidential immunity.
sarisataka
(18,819 posts)If I won't tolerate it from the right, I won't excuse it from the left- hyperbole or no
Our goal should not be to be no worse than our opponents, we should be clearly better