“When he uses his official powers in any way, under the majority’s reasoning, he now will be insulated from criminal prosecution. Orders the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a military coup to hold onto power? Immune. Takes a bribe in exchange for a pardon? Immune. Immune, immune, immune,” Sotomayor wrote.
I need to start looking at plane tickets and foreign visas, don't I? I don't know if I want to stick around and fight fascists in a civil war. I've got a life and a family. But I also don't want to stick around if we do nothing and let the country fall into fascism with a few feeble protests. I hate this timeline.
The sense of unease loomed over the Pride parade in Paris on Saturday, hinted at by the banner reading: “The far right is the mortal enemy of LGBTI people.”
Only if he replaces them quickly with friends, otherwise they'll decide certain acts aren't "official". This is designed so that the fascist court can whitewash fascist presidents, but opposing presidents still need to worry.