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Silent3

(15,909 posts)
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 04:37 PM Jul 2024

Anti-immunity Constitutional amendment as feature of Biden's campaign

As hard as it is, and perhaps unlikely, to amend the Constitution, I would suggest proposing a Constitutional amendment to undo the disastrous SCOTUS immunity decision, making it completely explicit that the President of the United States must answer to the law.

We should use this proposal, even if unlikely to ever actually be adopted, as a selling point for Biden and a way to point out the danger of Trump.

As part of the same amendment, Presidential pardon power should explicitly reject a President pardoning himself, anyone in their own administration, or even anyone who is deemed to have been committing a crime for the benefit of the President.

It's a hard sell, unfortunately, to get many Americans to wake up to the autocratic threat we're under. Biden making a clear and forceful push to limit his own power could help sell that message.

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Anti-immunity Constitutional amendment as feature of Biden's campaign (Original Post) Silent3 Jul 2024 OP
I agree with this blm Jul 2024 #1
I agree with this move. Raven123 Jul 2024 #2
*Proposing* such an amendment can happen *right now*. That's what matters. Silent3 Jul 2024 #3
Absolutely Raven123 Jul 2024 #6
There will be a point when people do wake up delisen Jul 2024 #4
Great idea!!! flamingdem Jul 2024 #5

Raven123

(6,215 posts)
2. I agree with this move.
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 04:49 PM
Jul 2024

No it won’t happen soon, but it will never happen if it isn’t proposed. The long game.

 

Silent3

(15,909 posts)
3. *Proposing* such an amendment can happen *right now*. That's what matters.
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 04:52 PM
Jul 2024

Getting this idea out into the public mind as soon as possible is something I think is very important, regardless of how long passage of such an amendment would take.

delisen

(6,696 posts)
4. There will be a point when people do wake up
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 04:52 PM
Jul 2024

Many are concerned now.

I think the change is coming faster then we think.

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