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minus-squarePlacebonickname@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoOfficial act would be complying with the Judge…but potatoe, patatoe…or whatever. And yes, I spelled potatoe wrong both times on purpose.
minus-squaresteal_your_face@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoDid you misspell it the third time on purpose?
minus-squaresteal_your_face@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoJust asking because you only specified the first two. Thanks for clarifying.
minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoSCOTUS ruled that a president cannot be criminally charged for any “official acts” taken while in office.
minus-squarenondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoContempt is a civil charge no? So can’t they still throw him in a cell?
minus-squareBaron Von J@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoDid that ruling not also leave it up to the courts to determine what constitutes an official act?
minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoSo that it can go up to SCOTUS again, yes.
minus-squareDokPsy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days ago“when the president does it, it isn’t illegal”
Official act would be complying with the Judge…but potatoe, patatoe…or whatever.
And yes, I spelled potatoe wrong both times on purpose.
Did you misspell it the third time on purpose?
Yes. Why not.
Just asking because you only specified the first two. Thanks for clarifying.
SCOTUS ruled that a president cannot be criminally charged for any “official acts” taken while in office.
Contempt is a civil charge no? So can’t they still throw him in a cell?
Did that ruling not also leave it up to the courts to determine what constitutes an official act?
So that it can go up to SCOTUS again, yes.
“when the president does it, it isn’t illegal”
“They just let you do it”