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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:08 AM Original message |
Can the President have a Supreme Court Justice arrested? |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
1. Isn't there some sort of protection the other branches claim? |
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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:20 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Maybe it was Jefferson. |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
2. Arrested? Probably not. With proper evidence, IRS could 'charge' him, |
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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:24 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I guess it would be hard to have such |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:30 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. My point is that I don't think Treasury Dept (IRS) arrests for tax avoidance, |
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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:36 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. gotcha |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
4. ??? |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. ... |
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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:34 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I get a little confused about who the Justice Dept. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:58 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. The President picks the person to head up Justice (the Attorney General) and then |
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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 01:08 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Thanks for a very thorough answer. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 01:41 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. If Fat Tony went hunting with Dick, Dick should be the one who is worried! |
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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 02:03 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. OMG, a bus? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 02:33 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Yep....apparently he's got the thing all tricked out with every comfort. |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
13. Fuck yes! The Patriot Act gave the President a lot of powers that haven't been tested yet. |
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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 02:06 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I forgot about the Patriot Act. |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 02:09 AM Response to Original message |
16. "very beneficial for the President" is no reason to arrest anyone, |
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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 02:27 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I know that they wouldn't be able to |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 04:50 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. But it shouldn't be done. That is something tin-pot dictators |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 04:27 AM Response to Original message |
19. Christ on a crutch. (nt) |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 04:44 AM Response to Original message |
20. Even if he can --- doesn't mean he should. |
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