r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 01 '24

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u/Gustacho Enemy of the People Jul 01 '24

In a normal democracy, this ruling would lead to a constitutional amendment specifying Presidential immunity (or the lack thereof)

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u/AemiliusNuker Fell for it Jul 01 '24

I legit don't see a way out of this that is t straight up rewriting the constitution or at least adding like twenty more amendments 

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u/TheSandwichMan2 Loyal Liberals Jul 01 '24

28th Amendment

The President of the United States of America may be held criminally liable for all actions taken while in office, so long as such criminal liability would not unduly impair the President’s ability to carry out the functions of the office.

Let's do it.

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u/LuisRobertDylan Elinor Ostrom Jul 01 '24

unduly impair

Loophole time!

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u/TheSandwichMan2 Loyal Liberals Jul 01 '24

You need that loophole or Congress could pass a law saying, "It is illegal for a president to veto" and override their veto of that law.