“(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.

  • ZILtoid1991@lemmy.worldEnglish
    92·
    2 days ago

    The precedent shouldn’t be “they go low, we go high”, but “play stupid games, win stupid prizes”. He probably wouldn’t do anything because the aforementioned issue, but should just send an assassination squad on the 6 supreme court judges alongside with other politicians.

    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
      310·
      2 days ago

      You’re suggesting Biden sends a government hit squad to assasinate supreme court judges?

      Are you high?

      • magic_smoke@links.hackliberty.orgEnglish
        101·
        2 days ago

        No you’re right we should wait until trump orders the assassinations of rival politicians next January when he very well could get elected.

      • Womble@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        2 days ago

        I mean, apparently he could now order a hit team to burst into Robert’s house at night, put a gun to his his head and say “Joe sends his completely legal regards” before leaving. Obviously killing them would be wrong but maybe it wouldnt be so bad to make them feel a bit of what they are unleashing, since conservatives often dont have empathy for things that dont happen to them or those close to them.

        • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
          62·
          2 days ago

          So…the hypothetical of trump using these new “standards” (for lack of a better word) that his judges set is justification for calling for the current president to beat him to the punch?

          Do you know what would happen if Biden did that? Best case scenario, is he IMMEDIATELY loses the 2024 election, and trump then continues the practice with the justification of “he did it first!”. That’s the BEST possible outcome.

          But it could go SOOOOOO much farther than that. It could honestly be the thing that starts the civil war 2 in this country before we even GET to the election. A government using it’s own resources to kill it’s own government officials. How is that not EXACTLY what russia does???

          Why stop at supreme court judges? Why not kill trump? Why not kill every political opponent you face?

          You tried to stop trump from introducing facism by saying it’s ok for Biden to introduce facism. Either way, this country falls to facism. You’re just debating which side is the new dictator.

          • Womble@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            2 days ago

            Did you missread what i said or just choose to argue against what you wanted to read? I even included the words “obviously killing them would be wrong”, and its not like that was burried in dozens of lines nobody will read through.

            I suggested showing the judge he could be targeted with his own ruling not killing him.