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Sorry if this is not the proper community for this question. Please let me know if I should post this question elsewhere.

So like, I'm not trying to be hyperbolic or jump on some conspiracy theory crap, but this seems like very troubling news to me. My entire life, I've been under the impression that no one is technically/officially above the law in the US, especially the president. I thought that was a hard consensus among Americans regardless of party. Now, SCOTUS just made the POTUS immune to criminal liability.

The president can personally violate any law without legal consequences. They also already have the ability to pardon anyone else for federal violations. The POTUS can literally threaten anyone now. They can assassinate anyone. They can order anyone to assassinate anyone, then pardon them. It may even grant complete immunity from state laws because if anyone tries to hold the POTUS accountable, then they can be assassinated too. This is some Putin-level dictator stuff.

I feel like this is unbelievable and acknowledge that I may be wayyy off. Am I misunderstanding something?? Do I need to calm down?

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[–] illi@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago

Not from US, deeply concerned anyway.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

I'm not worried about it from now until January. And in November I'll know if I need to worry in January, or in 2029.

But it IS worrying that at some point we'll have a republican president, trump or otherwise, and then all bets are off.

[–] StinkySocialist@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Yes I'm terrified! Honestly I'm thinking about moving to Vietnam. One it's socialist and check with my username I'm into that lol. Also like America is the world hegemon if it starts going after everybody or World War 3 breaks out I can't think of a safer place to be the Vietnam.

This may seem dramatic and hopefully it is but I don't think it is. Democrats won't use this power it or actually curtail it and as soon as another republican wins office this country will go full mask off fascist so fast. Honestly the mask might be off now. This frogs been boiled so long she's not sure if she's dead yet.

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[–] wick@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

I haven't seen anyone defend it. Closest to that was someone saying it seems vague in a few places. I think it's a pretty good heuristic that if you can't find anyone to argue the negative, the positive is probably true.

That said I didn't look so hard because I'm not American and got other shit to do. Good luck you crazy bastards.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Any concern about it had by anyone not in an authoritative position is impotent.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] jbk@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 months ago

Using these instead of just "the Supreme Court" and "the President" seems so weird as someone not from the US

[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Only positive thing that could theoretically come out of this, for me as a European, is that some US representatives will finally stop going around saying that you are the greatest democracy on this planet. Problem is, the US nationals who usually utter such BS are not the ones able to realize how anti-democratic this is. As a US citizen with a working brain, I would be in DC now.

This is the worst you got to, up to now, going full circle from colony of a monarchy to monarchy.

It is time to distance ourselves until you get your shit together.

[–] uebquauntbez@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

More and more signs of converting the United States into a Greek democracy. Ruling Despots, some 'free man' and voters and 96% rest incl. women, peasants, worksmen, merchants and slaves, not to forget bout slaves.

[–] PythagreousTitties@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

No dude, it's only the most talked about things right now.

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