Will Supreme Court buy absurd/dangerous absolute immunity claim?

[struggle4progress]

... even worse than those deeply anti-democratic, anti-rule-of-law, and anti-constitutional arguments? Some of the Supreme Court Justices seemed to be seriously entertaining those arguments. None more that Justice Samuel Alito, as this video discusses.

[Groundhawg]

1. Not absolute, but some immunity. nt

[elleng]

2. Good chance the answer is 'no,' according to N. Katyal (on Lawrence show.)

[BlueKota]

3. I am hoping Neal is right but I don't trust the 6

[elleng]

5. His count got up to 5 possible GOOD votes!

[Igel]

12. Esp. since the subject line is a strawman.

The question is what's within the outer perimeter of presidential authority. Only in some (social, but not only,) media is that perimeter unbounded.

The SCOTUS questioning was to define where that "outer perimeter" might be.

[BOSSHOG]

4. Trump chatting with his allies on the Supreme Court.

Let’s couch the argument that I demand absolute immunity. You pretend that would be absurd but hint that some immunity would be okay with some Americans, you know, the dumbasses who vote for me. Just make me immune enough not to be held accountable for most of the stuff I’ve done. Surely to god Alito you can find some 17th century witch doctor to cite. Love You Guys.

[tclambert]

6. So if the current President wanted to have, say, six Supreme Court Justices killed,

that would be OK with those Supreme Court Justices?

This is not a game. Lives are at stake. And for you Supreme Court Justices thinking of making a mockery of the rule of law, YOUR lives are at stake.

[Igel]

13. Don't be absolutist binary.

"He ordered the assassination of 6 SCOTUS judges that might go against him."

He ordered the assassination of terrorists in Afghanistan about to drop 6 Boeings with Russian and Iranian radiologic material in stadiums during NFL games."

Surely, we can distinguish between the two?

Break the binary. I guess.

[dobleremolque]

7. The instant Democrats gain the White House, House and Senate, it is imperative

that 4 to 6 new seats be added to the U.S. Supreme Court and filled while Democrats have the trifecta.

[uponit7771]

8. Worse, they'll make the left feel like they've been done a favor by sticking to rule of law

[NotASurfer]

9. Risky for them

Day after thumbs up to a claim like that, they would have to realize, four of them could end up in Gitmo because they said the President could do than without repercussions. Good luck getting legal representation because absolute immunity to violating right to an attorney. Enjoy your stay because absolute immunity to denial of a speedy trial - or any trial for that matter.

[Bobstandard]

10. It's a ploy to delay

Many have described why SCOTUS won’t grant immunity. The biggest reason is that granting total immunity puts them in jeopardy.

I believe they only pretend to entertain the notion in order to grant Trump the delay that helps him. In that sense, they’re colluding with him and his campaign. They will send the issue back to the lower level courts for the bogus need for finding of facts that aren’t at issue in the case before them. That delay will result in the need to actually decide the case until after the election.

If Biden wins they’ll determine there is no immunity. If Trump wins they might find some limited immunity that makes it possible for him to deploy dictatorial powers but not threaten their own powers.

The fix is in and it couldn’t be more clear.

[0rganism]

11. Not immediately, they'll put it on a layaway though

The trick is to time the decision so it lands after Jan. 20, to avoid giving immunity to the wrong president.

If President Biden is reelected, i expect a reasonable outcome that maintains the status quo. If the election tips to TSF, we'll see the most batshit insane ruling ever to emerge from the SCOTUS.

[Model35mech]

14. I doubt they'll extend pres immunity killing 6 SC Justices

3? ... I suppose it's possible

[B.See]

15. Keep on hoping that common sense, rationale, or even a modicum of respect for

LAW AND ORDER will overcome the MAGA justices' complete and ABJECT FEALTY to their "chosen one."