'Blueprint on how to end the rule of law': Neal Katyal slams Supreme Court's ruling
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- Former Acting U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal, former FBI General Counsel Andrew Weissmann, former U.S. attorney Chuck Rosenberg and NYU law professor Melissa Murray join Katy Tur to discuss the Supreme Court's ruling that presidents are only immune from criminal prosecution for official acts while in office.
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#Trump #SupremeCourt #Immunity
I served a year in Federal prison for 2 ounces of marijuana.
The courts call this justice
Now we have a King who can break the law with impunity.
The courts call this justice
How can a poor man stand such times and live ?
GREAT example of the abuse of the courts and the law.
Privilege is invisible to those who have it.
Go back to prison you didn’t learn enough yet
@@JonathanJames-kk7fv life isn’t fair skippy. Problem with you lefties is you’d rather cry about it than do something about it.
@@tejanoj3017 another cry baby.
Presidents should not be above the law!
AND THE GOVERNMENT SHOULDN'T BE WEAPONIZED AGAINST HALF THE VOTING POPULACE EITHER!!
that's what the SCOTUS said before they were bribed. now they are saying something else, and that something else is wicked.
Neither should SCOTUS'.
Neither are above the law. If you people would just bother to read the Constitution, but no, babbling Marxist idiots can't read.
I’m disgusted by this decision and what it means for our democracy.
the justices on the Supreme Court quite literally just made stuff up to help their king. no where in the constitution does it support their ruling, and this was pointed out by the dissent
BIDEN SHOULD DECLAIRE A STATE OF EMERGENCY ACTIVATE THE MILATARY POLL ALL AMERICA VOTERS TO SEE WHAT THE ACTUAL COUNTRY WANTS . AND DO IT AS KING of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA
We are a constitutional republic. Check into it
@@wanderlusttv4382 like the Soviet Union was?
@@wanderlusttv4382 I guess that you've never read the US Constitution?
Supremely Corrupt Court. What a disappointing/shocking/sad day.
*Supremely Corrupt Coup Court.
the justices on the Supreme Court quite literally just made stuff up to help their king. no where in the constitution does it support their ruling, and this was pointed out by the dissent
Not if the decision were favorable to the Democrats. They were super and praised by Biden til yesterday, right?
The MAGA-GOP 6 justices made this ruling turning presidents into KINGS. The 3 LIBERAL justices DISSENTED. Read dissent by Justice SONYA SOTOMAYER--she defends democracy!
BIDEN SHOULD DECLAIRE A STATE OF EMERGENCY ACTIVATE THE MILATARY POLL ALL AMERICA VOTERS TO SEE WHAT THE ACTUAL COUNTRY WANTS . AND DO IT AS KING of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA
Take $100,000 bribe while doing an official act like signing some into law is not able to be prosecuted because it was done during an official act. Not only absurd but more dangerous than anything we have ever seen in government.
Like Joe Biden saying Ukraine wouldn't get the money unless the prosecutor investigating Hunter and Burisma got fired?
Yeah but it seems there is complete total corruption now in our government but that doesn't matter anymore... Including the supreme Court
Congress still has power to impeach and remove President for misdeeds.
Alms for the king
@@RichTheEngineera smart criminal president would do the criming while a lame duck and then resign before he could be impeached and convicted by Congress. Heck, that part doesn't even matter anymore since scotus went beyond what John Sauer argued for at the appellate court, i.e ex-potus is now potentially immune even if impeached and convicted.
What the Dred Scott decision was to the 19th century, this decision is to the 21st century. The Roberts Court is one of the worst courts in American history.
We don't need to tread lightly. The Roberts court is THE WORST COURT in American history.
Just wait until they repeal the Emancipation Proclamation...
This SCOTUS decision is very sad😔
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If the law applies to some and not others then why do what you are told.?
HOw is it possible to say the prosecution can't use actual evidence of a crimes as evidence in court??
Because that would make life difficult for the King-in-Waiting, Donald I, in the view of the majority of the Supreme Court justices.
If only there were actual presentable evidence. Instead all we have is lies and deceptions by those politically opposed to him.
I’m not even American. I’m Canadian and I’m so unbelievably upset about this that I’m beyond words. How can this be real !!??!
I’m an Australian and I’m stunned at the cunning of whoever is responsible for Trump. Watching it all play out over the past few years has actually knocked any sense of good prevailing out of me now. I simply can’t believe your people cannot see him for the despicable human he is. He is dangerous for the planet.
I'm Canadian too and we need to be very vigilant withPP and the CONS
Our gov has been taken over ,get help !!
The fascist movement has been patiently creeping along since the Rehnquist Court installed George W Bush. A lot of their wealth depends on this.
As is the rest of the world. These American judges are a threat to the world and democracy and should be held accountable before a international court for crimes against humanity.
I don't care if they have too wheelchair President Biden around. I'm voting Blue. Fix the Supreme Court and our country.
yeah we have had a President in a wheelchair before....
By "fix", I take it you mean to let Marxist Criminals enslave and impoverish us?
I don’t care if Biden’s head is in a jar and he communicates haltingly through a spiritual medium. Literally ANYTHING is better than letting Trump back into the Oval Office. The only thing worse than Trump’s incompetence is his malevolence.
@@SoniSada-lm8xz FDR's legs didn't work. His brain worked just fine. There IS a difference.
Well, the problem isn't getting you and me to vote for Biden, we're not insane fascists. The problem is we are headed (again) to defeat. Swapping out our dear President for Harris or wishfully, Gov. Newsom, seems the only logical way forward, but we are Democrats so that's a problem.
I’m not sure we the American people understand exactly what this decision means to undermine our rule of law and democracy. I’m just in shock and sick to my stomach.
If it is illegal, it can't personal!!!
CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC
I said the same thing as you Mark! I don't think anyone realizes what this truly means. And I feel sick to my stomach too!
Tell me, did they change the law. They didnt, they just clarified it.
Me too.
Biden should put his justice department to work.....save America again
And remember - as of 48 hours ago, its OK to tip your SCOTUS justice. Its not a bribe after the fact - its a tip. Just the tip.
SCOTUS says it's ok for SCOTUS members to accept bribes. What could go wrong?
Having been born in the last years of our fight against Hitler, I never dreamed I'd live out my final years under a fascist dictatorship.
Amen. My mom passed recently, I’m glad she’s not seeing this. 😢
Biden is a puppet for the real fascist dictators destroying the US
Lol
You aren’t.
It won’t last long. Fascists never win.
We cannot survive as a country if we have to trust the president not to engage in crimes.
We have not had a criminal president before Trump.
"I was officially hitting the golf ball because I said so. I don't expect you to make a decision within the next year. JOE! We love and thank you. 💙
Especially a president like Trump.
ask the clintons about the harddrives they were frying ;-)
What did trump do? U ok with obama drone striking like a mad man? Bush starting wars? @@emanuelmota7217
These six justices are in step with the Federalist Society.
More Feudalist than Federalist in practice.
And the dark money running the court
So?
Imagine having “impeached supreme court justice” on your résumé
Keep on weaponizing the institutions against your political opponents and you will surely see the end of democracy, and that won't end in your favor or in mine.
Or "arrested for Obstruction of Justice"?
Sounds better than anything you could possibly put on yours.
Neal Katyal is right. The day America died.
The day the Democrats got their feelings hurt...again.
You wish the day America became whole again. Trump 2024 !!
@@albertomacias7159
A fascist America.
@@albertomacias7159 Mussolini 1922. Stalin 1923. Hitler 1933. Franco 1938. Mao Zedong 1948. Pol Pot 1974. Putin 1999. Trump 2024. Keep up the good work albertomacias.
@@brendansparks1511 You placed Trump (including Stephen Miller) in the right group. Doubtful it will register with @albertomacias7159 though.
This is a kangaroo court now. It’s despicable
This is an insult to kangaroos.
Absolutely the Supreme Court is rogue. It is garbage and they need to be removed and if Biden has ultimate power, then he can remove them.
Unless you have ultimate power as a president to do whatever you want to do think about that
When the Supreme Court Justice tries to take our constitution away from the we the people, then they also are going against the president and if you have total immunity, you take care of the Supreme Court justices so they can’t destroy America
Biden will run a Top Gun ad to recruit the right stuff. Trump is a showman, and this defensive showmanship must be used to protect democracy.
This court just stuck a knife in the heart of the upcoming Independence Day. We celebrate our independence on July 4th this court just told us that George Washington and the Continental Army wasted their time and that the country should be ruled by a King. A King with unlimited powers to control the lives of the citizens and imprison all those who disobey his rule. A King who can control the movement of the citizens without his permission such as going to another city for vacation. A King who will require all citizens to carry I.D. papers.
Are you looking forward to the coronation of His Royal Highness King Donald I of Mar-A-Lago on the Capitol Steps by Chief Justice John Roberts as much as I am? Will be wild! Expect wall-to-wall coverage of the event on Trump Media and X. Nobody will have seen anything like it!
If frumpo gets elected again, God help us, I fully expect it will be just like Germany was under hitler. Troops patrolling the streets in every single neighborhood. You won't be able to go anywhere unless you have papers to show and tell them why you're going there. All the benefits we may all enjoy now will be gone. Healthcare, child care, housing, SSA, Medicare, Medicaid ... All gone so they can save money to give tax breaks to their RICH FRIENDS AND DISCOUNTS TO THEIR CAMPAIGN DONATORS. It's not a dream or a nightmare. It's reality and it's coming sooner than you think. Enjoy the upcoming July 4 INDEPENDENCE holiday. If frumpo gets back in the WH ... it's the LAST ONE YOU'LL CELEBRATE.
Surely Independence Day will be cancelled if the Fat King is on the throne next year.
Absolutely disgusting decision, can't believe it, goodbye Democracy in the US. From Australia, hopefully we can learn something from your mistakes. It comes down to the vote of the people, the way this is heading, Jamie Raskin was right, The Handmaid's Tale is getting very close.
Australia is already a dictatorship, you fools just don't understand yet.
The week fascism took a strong hold in America. SCOTUS was our downfall. Too much power in too few hands. I feel so sad and disheartened at how broken we are.
The people in power now are the fascists, chief..not scotus.
I Totally Agree With You 😢
No we aren't bound that tightly yet.
Trump all day baby !!
@@albertomacias7159 so you admit he is a fascist. And you support that. Will that make you feel more at home?
What happens if a President determines that members of the supreme court are a threat to democracy?
That President (of any party) declares them enemies of the state, suspends their due process rights the way we do to terrorists, undertakes an official act through a military order (commander-in-chief core power) and does something heinously criminal with ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY so long as they control at least one house of Congress and can avoid impeachment.
maybe you are a threat to democracy, should something be done?
Great point.
Yup. Like all 6 of them
Well, he could sign a executive order to have them intermed at gitmo as agents for a foreign government. A very official act, and from this day subject to immunity.
This is on Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy and all those Republicans who stood by trump after Jan 6. If they would have stood by the comments they made after certifying the election we wouldn't be here in this mess today. Vote blue! Remember all who gave their lives fighting for our right to be a democratic society, thank God my dad isnt here to see the rights he fought for taken away from his granddaughters and great granddaughters!
This is the absolute shame of it !
This is truly awful, and mot only for the US.
Remember when Mitch McConnell refused to impeach trump because he said trump was still subject to prosecution?
I mean, this is all Mitch McConnell, from that vote and speech to his personal effort to get fascist justices on the bench.
He also refused to confirm Obamas appointment of Garland, then confirms trumps under the exact same circumstances. The obama administration refused to fight for the seat. Then they put up Clinton, knowing she was a weak candidate. She predictably lost and now we’re here.
McConnell is a *******. Fill in the blank.
Yep I said it then and I say it now Moscow Mitch is ruining the country when he refuses to put attorney General Garland forward for President Obama nomination for the Supreme Court and now it’s has come to pass
Let's not forget about Mitch McConnell who wouldn't hold a hearing when Obama nominated Merrick Garland for the supreme court. The fix was in then.
Yes. Drumpf is not intelligent enough to make this happen on his own.
History will record that on July 1, 2024, the United States ceased to be a Constitutional Republic when the Supreme Court decided that the office of the President was no longer subject to the Law! It is indeed, a sad day for our Nation!
Wrong Boris.
Yes, it is.
Obama would have went to prison for his seat sale with blagovich if it weren’t for that same immunity
@@mattt5006 Up yours, numb nuts!
Yeah we cease to be a constitutional republic every time it's expedient for you hypocrites. Guess what? The law isnt your feelings.
How can they not consider motive in determining if something is an official act? The test should be, who benefits from the questionable act, the country or the president?
Yes. Trump's expression when told about COVID said it all to me. He was calculating how he could get something out of it. That was the most criminal thing he ever did. We had a pandemic procedures book written by experts in the medical/social world that was used to thwart SARS and he threw that out and did not follow it. He'll never be prosecuted for that crime.
This is a deplorable day for American Democracy
SHAME SHAME SHAME on the Supreme Court! Sickening, disgusting!
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BIDEN SHOULD DECLAIRE A STATE OF EMERGENCY ACTIVATE THE MILATARY POLL ALL AMERICA VOTERS TO SEE WHAT THE ACTUAL COUNTRY WANTS . AND DO IT AS KING of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA
If you sick go to the doctor
@@wanderlusttv4382
Knock It off
Who sang That ?🎉 0000h Shame Shame 🫠 Shame on U 🎉
Totally have lost respect for our Supreme Court . This ruling is outrageous.
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Tell me, what law changed, they didnt, they jus clarified it
@@jimd4609 Cant wait for Biden to order in the military on the supreme court, because why not, he have absolute immunity as a President.
@@jimd4609 you are right - there is no ruling in the constitution about the immunity - like in other democratic countries.
And guess what - most democratic leaders have no more immunity than any member of congress. The German constitution i.e. explicitly states that parliamentary immunity is not meant to protect members of parliament from prosecution, but only to ensure the functioning of the parliament.
So - the SCOTUS filled in this empty space with an absolute immunity for the president!
Think about it! Even if Trump doesn't take advantage of this - the next president will!!
Hello greetings from the royal house of Dubai it's me prince hamdan
Could one argue that it would be an "official order", to protect the Constitutional and legal integrity of the Supreme Court, for the President to have certain judges arrested and prosecuted for bribery? Just asking....
Yes. That's why Russia is like it is now. None of their justices speak up for fear of Putin. We need our President, now also King, to speak up and get Congress to impeach these justices that have proven their contempt of the Constitution. They took an oath to the Constitution that they have now shredded. They themselves are the threat to the Constitution. President Putin wanted that power no matter what, democracy be damned. We have to have a President who still believes in our Constitution, not the power of the position. I don't know where this country is headed, but right now it doesn't look good. 💙 We the People need a protector like we've never needed one before.
Illegal acts ≠ Official acts
The supreme court ruling is non sequitur. The constitution does not direct the president to commit illegal acts.
Tanya Chutkan, should proceed with the case just as before.
The supreme court conservative justices are doing some pruning with their political secateurs to ensure the State protection of the future King of All the Americas - and Mexico will pay for the coronation.
Totally true. As long as it's an "official" act, Trump can do what he wants. This is truly horrible. One of many bad decisions from the Supreme Court lately.
Unbelievable
They are being well paid to sell out the country
And no matter what he does, it will be considered "official. "
@@ednaaldridge4416 Cant wait for Biden to order in the military on the supreme court, because why not, he have absolute immunity as a President.
Judge canon might be in trouble
Trumps wife & kids can't stand to be in the same room with trump, do not let him back in the White House.
In The Name Of GOD!
you know them all personally do you 🤣😂
Good point! None of them came to his side during the trial or on the campaign trail.
@@JJ2023. keep drinking the tang 🤣😂
You are a fool
Mr. Neal K. Thank you for speaking up. Only in America can this happen. What an UNFAIR ruling. So, people vote BLUE 💙💙💙💙
If the sitting President can appoint a Justice, he should be able to fire a Justice with cause.
Somebody make that thing go away. We need America back.
Vote! And make we expand the court
This is only the beginning.... Vote BLUE
This is why you have to vote ... why you have to get your friends & family to vote, your literally need to fight for your America.
President Biden, "have Seal Team Six get rid of that thing running against you". From We the People😁💙🇺🇸
Right...MAGA
I think the rule of law ended with Citizen's United and this SCOTUS. Let's just hope we can get it back someday...
It ended before that when the heritage terrorist organization bought the right wing scouts justices. No to tRump, NO to "christain" nationalist, No to fascism, NO to project 2025.
It all started there and has been downhill since. This is the nail in the coffin.
If we don't vote for Biden and take the House and keep the Senate. There is no way to fix it.
says the russian trollbot LOL
@@iandresari726 I'm a veteran that fought for this country and for freedom... so you're absolutely wrong comrade.
VOTE BLUE! all the way through
This whole "I don't think that would happen" mindset is what got us here. It's time to wake up!
Justice Thomas has received $4 million, while serving on the court. How is that even possible?
Justice delayed is justice denied.
You commies are desperate.
Justice doesn't include your feelings.
@@mattt5006 You couldn't define communism even if your life depended on it.
except this decision IS justice denied. pretty much justice ended, actually.
like with hunter?
This is what happened in Germany in 1932
💯 and sadly it seems too many ignorant Americans are okay with this.
True. Bought and paid for Supreme Court. Shame on them.
@@sadiegirl🎯🤦🏼♀️
yes. we are here now. so many don't want to believe it, and are doing every thing they can to not believe it, but the evil is here. it is at the door knocking. we are in real trouble right now.
@@sadiegirlAlito’s wife seems to love Germany. I’m not surprised they’re repeating history.
We in Australia the people of this land wouldn’t put up with this nonsense.
Neal always so brilliant and thorough! 100%
Who would have ever thought that letting supreme court justices caught accepting BRIBES from billionaires get away with it. While everyone who should be holding them accountable said oh my they failed to report gifts would end badly? How does a lifetime appointment make you immune from bribery charges?
The Supreme Court is eroding our democracy with its corruption. If these judges are not stopped, it will end American democracy.
Biden and his drug-addict kid have taken $millions in bribes from Ukraine and China
Well, Congress can impeach justices. So technically "oversight", but when both parties act together, and Senate is incapable of any impeachment, the system is broken and there is literally no accountability for Scotus. They "self police"
The only way to save America is for Dems to win everything and expand the court.
Or Impeachment and Removal from Office
The oligarchs that really run this country just got the last piece of the puzzle.
No, but they did get a big piece of it. We will see if Americans' understand what just happened and if they care.
Keep in mind they're all building bunkers. I think this is completely orchestrated the deregulation of things that keep people safe the dismantling of the pandemic task force, The control of reproductive Rights. The criminalization of poor people and the building of camps for immigrants which is all part of project 2025. The expansion of the powers of the president and his immunity. It's all there. This is the groundwork for it. I think we're all just a bunch of leaves going over a cliff and most of them are supporting it. It includes the dismantling of the FCC that means control of the media . That too is part of the plan.
The next president after Trump will be Don Jr.
Welcome to China, Russia and N. Korea rule of laws.
@@craigthibault8568 OMG the horror. He's a total nepo baby with zero intelligence!
How did we get here? HOW? Let's look at CITIZENS UNITED! This was the pathway!
This is why the people of the land must be educated because obviously they're all a bunch of nuts on the Supreme Court
This was a ridiculous decision by the Supreme Court. Now what? Term limits is needed and vote!
They's disgusting...well. 6 of the 9 are.
There once existed in our fair land, a quote so dear to all; it kept us safe knowing that NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW! End of story, simple, full stop. So easy to understand. And yet...
comments like this are the reason why everyone thinks democrats are stupid....
The Biden administration should play hardball and stack the Court.
To late.
This is just dumb on the part of SCOTUS. Official acts are meant to be conducted legally, not criminally. So, what is the meaning of IMMUNITY from CRIMINAL OFFICIAL CONDUCT!! This is a convulated ruling. LUDICROUS!!
And what sort of conduct can one man do that would be so incredibly harmful?
Are you alive? G'dang gpt-4 bot.
@@santyclause8034
Are you talking to me?
If Joe Biden is healthy enough to run for president then he should have to stand trial for the felonies he has committed just like Donald Trump…
@@JonathanSterlingUSA read the conclusion to Sotomayor's dissent.
Edit: it's well reported, you shouldn't have to look far.
Why would a president need to break the law to carry out their official acts?
Exactly, they wouldn't, but now they can.
They wouldn't and they shouldn't, and they've always managed without immunity, even those who did break the law (see Bush II, Obama, et al).
supreme court term limits! the president could make this ruling??!!
So Watergate could have been construed as an official act.
Exactly. Now American Presidents are on the level of dictators with absolute power.
The Right is really leaning hard into that 1930s Germany fantasy...
BUT! Nixon & T.'s behavior is so political and not pertaining to their job as President, any jury would convict!
It was a nothing case.
@@oldbeatpete Doesn't matter of a jury would convict, the proseuction couldn't charge Nixon with anything.
@@oldbeatpeteit would never make it to a jury. And if it did,, the jury would hear none of the real evidence.
Those who value our democracy must unite now in protest, to demand that this be reversed. It will take a massive show of righteous disgust at this utter lunacy to restore America's core values.
I'm calling for a Million Man March. AT SCOTUS.
BIDEN SHOULD DECLAIRE A STATE OF EMERGENCY ACTIVATE THE MILATARY POLL ALL AMERICA VOTERS TO SEE WHAT THE ACTUAL COUNTRY WANTS . AND DO IT AS KING of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA
Yell all you want, your demands are empty cries in the face of a predator.
In an official act disband and close the extreme court .
This scenario is now made possible by the unwitting conservative majority on the Supreme Court provided the President is acting in his official capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Department of Justice and doesn't take no for answer.
So there were no term limits for presidents in 1776, Washington and later FDR held 4 terms. What is keeping this court from voiding term limits for Trump?
What's keeping Biden from doing it today?
The twenty-second amendment is much too explicit to permit that.
You missed my point. SCOTUS wants to only use wording and laws from the Constitution era, you know, when slavery existed and women had zero rights. Amendments, are post-Constitution. Now there is one caveat; Amendments are ratified by legislatures in 38 states which are elected officials, so they may stand. On the other hand, could SCOTUS rule that it needs to be unanimous?
current president needs to push the limits of this decision to win
O the hypocrisy
The current president has Alzheimer's.
@@MarkSmithhhh And who made it possible for Biden to send Seal Team 6 after every Trump supporter?
@@MarkSmithhhhoh yeah the hypocrisy.... Funny how we've had numerous presidents and not until Trump has immunity even come up..... That should tell you something Wise Guy....
@@jameswheeler-gr8wd This right here is no cap 🧢👆
So unlike all of the rest of us, motive doesn’t factor into what they do? That is extremely dangerous.
Motive does factor into it. The motive for this decision by the supreme court majority has been long in the baking by the conservative elements in American society and their billionaire sponsors. These recent decisions of the Supreme Court come from seeds long-planted with the aim of subverting justice in the nation as a prelude to the ascension of King Donald I to the throne in Washington. I wonder if Trump supporters had any idea that this was the long-term goal when casting their ballots. Probably not. Ignorance is bliss.
the justices on the Supreme Court quite literally just made stuff up to help their king. no where in the constitution does it support their ruling, and this was pointed out by the dissent
We are not even allowed to ask about motive! DANGEROUS!
The Supreme Court is supposed to follow 3 main paths to reach a ruling. 1). The Constitution. 2). Congressional legislation and/or precedent. 3). The intent of the Founders based on the writings and the clues they left behind. (In that order).
In other words...if there is nothing to apply from the Constitution...they move to option 2 - Congress and any relevant legislation. They can also look at precedent. When none of these things apply because they don't exist, then they are supposed to base rulings on the intent of the Founders, based on evidence from the time period.
That being said....there is nothing in the Constitution granting the President these sweeping powers of immunity. It doesn't exist. There is also no legislation giving this kind of sweeping power to the President. There is no historical precedent for this. This egregious ruling means that Richard Nixon's crimes would have been just fine. He would have been immune.
The 6 member majority on the court are not legitimate justices. They are 6 corrupt politicians in robes...nothing more. They need to be referred to as such from this point forward until they are gone.
What these 6 politicians did was create constitutional law and an interpretation of law out of thin air. They did it with no legal basis. They literally just made it up to satisfy their own personal ideological and political biases and to help their political ally. An absolutely disgraceful move.
What they were supposed to do in the absence of text addressing this issue in the Constitution, and in the absence of Congressional legislation....was make a finding based on the intent of the Founders. While the Founders didn't really address immunity in the Constitution, they very clearly made it known that a President must follow laws and is subject to the law. They clearly stated that a President is answerable to high crimes and misdemeanors. If The Founding Father's thought a President has the sweeping immunity that these 6 Supreme politicians came up with out of thin air, then they would not have put that clause in the Constitution.
Secondly, we know that the Founders were very leery of giving an executive too much power. In fact, we know that The Founders themselves were vehemently opposed to this, because they were dealing with an oppressive and intrusive King of England who tried to impose his will on the Colonies. Does anyone really believe that the Founders would have wanted to create a King? This is obvious. So if these 6 Supreme corrupt politicians would have followed normal protocols for reaching a ruling, they would have had to look at the intent of the authors of the Constitution and would have had to come to the conclusion that a President shouldn't have this kind of sweeping immunity. They could have only come up with a narrow scope (that wouldn't apply to Trump) that a President is immune from prosecution for orders or mistakes during a time of grave national emergency, like a war on American soil. Something of that sort that would very narrow in scope could be seen as legitimate. But not the lunacy that we saw today on July 1st, 2024.
Thank you for sharing this.
Leonard Leo and the Republican corporate machine that created him are partying non stop tonight.
I agree, this is not Democracy.
Thank you, Neal Katyal. You are brave enough to speak out on this decision.
his last case was a 0-9 loss... He will speak out on anything
So sad.
These traders need to be removed from the court. Is Senator Durbin is your senator, please call him and tell him to get on it and start proceedings against these guys and get them removed. Get them impeached. Get them out of there and replaced with people who respect our democracy.
* traitors ?
So much for no one is above the law 😢
Would it be an official act to immediately remove Thomas and Alito from the Court under suspicion of treason?
BIDEN SHOULD DECLAIRE A STATE OF EMERGENCY ACTIVATE THE MILATARY POLL ALL AMERICA VOTERS TO SEE WHAT THE ACTUAL COUNTRY WANTS . AND DO IT AS KING of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA
Good idea. Apparently the president can get rid of a threat to democracy with immunity. Several of those SCOTUS judges are a threat to democracy, for sure. Also a fair number of people sitting in Congress. Go for it, Joe!
Quite, as Joe is still President. Dumbasses showed their treasonous hand too soon.
If only it was possible the court would not be as corrupt as it has become. There is nothing Supreme about those two money grubbing, arrogant, lawless, hateful men who should never have been allowed to sit on the Supreme Court.
Short. Legal. Answer. Yes. And they did it to themselves. Let's get busy.
Maybe we should ask our current president to perform some official acts. I could come up with several suggestions without trying!
Will no one rid me of these meddlesome 'justices"?!
----- < According to 3 U.S.C. 301 (1) & (2) Article II duties/ official acts are defined by law. To my knowledge, there are not statutory provisions for the privileges the SCOTUS is legislating.
..... "A Law repugnant to the Constitution is void.” Marbury v Madison (1803). Marbury's statement should apply to SCOTUS rulings as well.
Thank you. But WHO is going to hold them to account?
@@71suns ---- < Voters will have to make sure Trump is NOT re-elected. Then, there's the possibility that the trials will still go forward.
This is not just the end of the rule of law - it is the end of separation of powers. Unfortunately, not enough Americans understand WHY the "rule of law" and the "separation of powers" are ESSENTIAL to their personal freedom.
@@domainadmin6352 yes I agree so the media should get law scholars on their channels to EXPLAIN It to the people ..problem is are they bothered to listen
It's actually both. But yes.
@@user-ry3tz4bw5h It doesn't require a scholar - it does require someone who can communicate in clear everyday language. The "rule of law" in the United States legal system relies above all, on due process to protect individual' rights and freedoms. No precedent, no rules of legal analysis, no common sense on the Supreme Court, then no due process and bye-bye individual rights.
Green light Joe. Save the country’s democracy and send seal team six.
First stop, SCOTUS. 🙃🤣
Trump
Then SCOTUS
Expand the supreme court
Time to clean the Augean Stables.
To do what ?
Huge respect and admiration for Neal; however, I would like to hear his opinion on why he does not advocate expanding the court.
Biden throw trump in jail they gave you the power!!!!!
Adding Justices is the ONLY Solution and Joe MUST do it!!
Can't be done. Needs a majority vote in the House to approve a law changing the number of justices. Should have done this in 2022 while we still had the clout.
The only solution is to elect Democrats as president and turn Congress decidedly blue--blue enough to change the ridiculous filibuster rule, blue enough to begin impeachment proceedings against certain SC justices, blue enough to overturn Dobbs, blue enough to allow the changes that have happen under Biden's to be securely attributed to him, blue enough to ensure that the litigation continues regarding this traitor and all of his acolytes.
@@TheMangoMussolini Choose your battles wisely. First win reelection. Then win majorities in both houses. Then proceed with the expansion of the court. Prioritize actions.
It's hilarious how you keep calling DJT a potential dictator and yet you want Biden to be a dictator.
@@steviewonderland2630 Sage words, I suppose. However, it's kinda Captain Obvious. It goes without saying that the Dems must control both houses, otherwise a bill expanding the court can't get through.
They could have said this months ago.🤬🤬🤬
Six months to make a half of a decision 🤦♀️
They wanted to delay DC trial. Duh
Waited 'til last possible day -- to allow them to get out of Dodge!
@@Doodelz02 And of course delay any and all Rump trials as a bonus
Expansion of the court and term limits. ASAP.
We the American People need to push back !! No no no one is above the law , not even the president, impeach the supreme justices NOW !!😮😮
I think I'm gonna puke...this sickens me
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Roberts won't be the first historic malefactor who has ever had an important job and blew smoke doing it dirty.
Can't wait to vote Trump
@@christopherwright5527 yes Trump is a good man I love him
Well, perhaps Biden should now perform some "official acts".
I would vote for him no matter what he does.
He will let his conscience be his guide
Harsh Interrogation in Cuba for some Justices? It is important for the Administration to have a full understanding about the thought process of recent decisions. The process shouldn't take more than several months.
Like jail the Supreme Court to protect our democracy?
Well if you follow this kangaroo court's logic, Biden could declare Trump to be an imminent threat to the US and order the military to eliminate the threat and have it be an official act
@@JonathanJames-kk7fv I need some human test subjects they will be perfect if Biden allow me and he's having absulute immunity.
Add Justices to the Court including Neal Katyal.
The American voters who believe in the Constitution, Democracy, and the Rule of Law can put a stop to all these madness. Vote wisely...!
A 'Get out of jail,' card has always been the Republican motive!
Laws for thee, not for me.
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We still have a Democratic President for 6 months. In his purview, can he use this to take the life of a person who is a threat to our Democracy? Just asking for a friend.
U ok with everything the dems do?
Justice Thomas made sure to include in his concurring opinion that he specifically believes that SC Smith was unconstitutionally appointed to that position. Thomas did this, so Judge Cannon in Florida, who just happens to be holding a hearing regarding this same issue, now has specific direction and "support" and "Legal Cover", based upon the SC's decision today, to rule that Smith should not have been appointed. She can dismiss the entire case, if she chooses to, which, obviously is what Thomas and the other Conservatives on the High Court teed up for her to do.
True. But that won't be the end. Appeals and more BS SC.
Yes. The MAGA justices are a part of the coup.
Your comment concerning Thomas' "belief" about SC Smith. Thomas is trying to game the decision. A belief is not a "ruling" and Smith can use that against Cannon, should she try something.
This insanely partisan act may just be enough to get him impeached. Nothing in this case had anything to do with this and it's obvious to everyone what it really is.
Mr. Garland needs to take up Mr. Smith's prosecutions immediately before they're dismissed by judicial caveat. Like >that< will ever happen...
Here's the real question that I've not heard anybody ask, if a president is now above the law, can they still be impeached (if what they did is an official act?) If impeachment is possible, could a president then simply, as an official act, dissolve congress thereby removing their power to impeach, because he believes the country is better off with him as president? We've already heard the argument for political assassinations, which could also be used to prevent Congress from having enough votes to impeach.
"Absolute power corrupts absolutely." - The Supreme Court just gave absolute power to the President of the United States and we have a massively authoritarian candidate campaigning to take over the job.
I just woke up to this ruling, and my day is ruined. There is no word in the entire dictionary that can describe how disappointed I am in my own country.
Don't despair. Vote BLUE this Roevember! ❤️🤍💙
You should be disappointed in your own gullibility.
Well go back to sleep like you have been all along
@@brandilyn6720Why?
Any blue vote is the destruction of America
What ever happened to Equal Justice Under Law and Nobody is Above The Law?
What happened? Trump!
Bot?
@@samstewart9249 yes, he's Putin's puppet and taking orders from him to destroy our democracy.
Those old concepts were thrown out by the Supreme Court justices hand-picked by right-wing elements empowered by conservative justices in "Citizens United".
ask your democrat career politician millionaires ;-)
partial immunity always leads to full immunity.
I can't process this at all. We have to vote in numbers that rebuke this and fight for our Country and the future of our families to live in a real democracy!!!!
Trump will win baby stop complaining. Trump is inevitable!!
Go hug Mommy, you will be ok 😅
I feel like I am in mourning. Those people who are celebrating this decision... All I can say to them is be careful what you wish for.
@@lesliecurran1704 go hug Mommy, you will be ok
@@Bob-bb3ur what a trite response to something. It is so important to everybody. You are an example of why we need better education in this country.
Official is what you are sworn in for: to respect the law. To prepare a coup is not where you are sworn in for and thereby unofficial.
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The problem in this ruling is the SCOTUS also gave the president the right to deem that a coup is an official act if he and he alone determines that it is necessary to hold on to power. They also made it so any acts he dose can not be used as evidence against him in a court of law. They have gone out of their way to bestow these powers to him and strip away any accountability for any bad acts he chooses to do. Essentially they are trying to make him KING of the United States.
True, but if you can use “official acts” excuse to make it all inadmissible in a court of law, who judges you? Ballot box? Better hope no “official acts “ occur there
NO, Presidents give an oath to the Constitution.
SCOTUS wrote this ruling to give trump a way out. The decision to ignore intent is too antithetical the way laws are applied and punishment is determined. If someone is killed, it's vital to know if it's an accident, an act of hatred, or the result of a violent robbery...etc.
Joe Biden needs to get SEAL Team Six to get those six conservative judges to the White House and ask them if they'd like to resign and go home tonight
BREAKING NEWS: President Biden awarded ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY for official acts. Do what you gotta do, Joe!
I don’t recognize the great nation I grew up in. The past few years ...I wish we were a nightmare that I’d wake up from.
Elect a joke president with a gerrymandered system, but I never thought T could cause this much trouble
I'm almost 79, and could not agree more.
Nobody is safe anymore. What a decision from a corrupt court.
Suddenly Roe v Wade just felt 2nd in the order of priority of decision to be taken care of
So Biden can ask as an official act to get the Congress out of office and the justices .
He have the power now to go clean the house :D
stinky was standing near an open window "official act".
The president needs to speak to the people or scotus and explain these details! 💯💯💯 immediately! This affects all American citizens from this day forward! 🤬🤬🤬
He did speak on it today from the White House.
Biden said that he personally would not use the new absolute powers. Considering how much Trump openly adores dictators and kept being blocked during his presidency from becoming one, I don't think Trump will be so restrained.
I just didn’t believe this could happen. I had so much hope.
All sane people hoped it would never happen. Vote for Biden/Harris and then blue down the ballot. Vote for or against amendments also.
Why do we talk about rules now? Biden should "officially act" to fix this King-making ruling. He could officially put two more justices on the court right now and officially act to bring this case back to the docket. Dems its time to use the sword they gave us, to fix this. If we hand this over in November we are literally talking King Trump.
No, he can't. U.S. Constitution is clear.
Exactly. Giving a President absolute power is going to backfire on them, and they aren't going to like it.
HAHA you realize the supreme court is fixing your extreme left democrat ideology of using the chevron doctrine and the justice system to attack there opponents???? your left wing ideology is why were in this position to begin with lol, and your idea now is to change the supreme court cuz you dont like there verdicts?? then sit there and say your for democracy?? i bet you were so proud of the justtice system when all these ridiculous cases against republicans came out, but now you hate the same system that overturned most of it?? your hypocrisy is ridiculous
Four more Justices, to cover all circuits, which are 13, win the House and Win 60 Senate seats, then bring the four new Justices foreward and IMPEACH Alito and Thomas.... they see themselves as demigods now, they will retire regardless in 2025, not 2030 when they are 81-2. They've got billi-$$$$ to spend.
See how you communists react! Trump is immune from fake cases…deal with it. The Supreme Court saw through Judge Chutkan’s idiotic, corrupt ruling.
Bad news on the doorstep - I couldn't take one more step - I can't remember if I cried - When I read about his widowed bride - But something touched me deep inside - The day democracy died😢