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House Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment to reverse Supreme Court's immunity decision (apnews.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A leading House Democrat is preparing a constitutional amendment in response to the Supreme Court’s landmark immunity ruling, seeking to reverse the decision “and ensure that no president is above the law.”

Rep. Joseph Morelle of New York, the top Democrat on the House Administration Committee, sent a letter to colleagues informing them of his intent to file the resolution, which would kickstart what’s traditionally a cumbersome amendment process.

“This amendment will do what SCOTUS failed to do — prioritize our democracy,” Morelle said in a statement to AP.

It’s the most significant legislative response yet to the decision this week from the court’s conservative majority, which stunned Washington and drew a sharp dissent from the court’s liberal justices warning of the perils to democracy, particularly as Trump seeks a return to the White House. Still, the effort stands almost no chance of succeeding in this Congress.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

This is the way.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

this is a gimme. You show you're willing to pass laws to reign them in.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Military must refuse illegal orders... I don't think it's that simple. Maybe if he goes on a one president killing spree, but ordering people to do illegal things doesn't mean they are immediately going to do illegal things, especially when they are not criminally immune

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Problem is not everyone in the military is a constitutional scholar. What happens if part of the military believes it's their duty to follow the President's order (since they judge it to be a legal order) while another part of the military believes it's their duty to not follow an order (since they judge it to be illegal)?

This ruling is laying the groundwork for a civil war.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'll believe it when I see it.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Do you not believe they're preparing an amendment, or do you not believe it will pass?

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