Of Course a US President can Murder Somebody Without Legal jeopardy–Ain’t That Great!
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During his campaign for president, Donald Trump said that he could “stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody” without losing voters.
Now, in a case before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals (and probably when appealed to the US Supreme Court), the president’s attorney William Consovoy told the three-judge panel that immunity would also temporarily shield Trump from prosecution for that act.
“This is not a permanent immunity,” Consovoy said, when asked by U.S. Circuit Judge Denny Chin to respond to a police investigation in “the Fifth Avenue example.” Judge Chin pressed Trump’s attorney if he means that, during the president’s tenure, “nothing could be done?”
Consovoy emphasized. “That is correct.”
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October 30, 2019 at 3:56 PM #205390
Trump knows that the majority of his base is ignorant, illiterate or semi-literate, superstitious, hate driven, sycophantic, and easily deceived and controlled.
An evil authoritarian shepherd, leading his unsuspecting, clueless sheep to the slaughterhouse.
“A lie doesn't become truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good, just because it's accepted by a majority.” ~ Booker T. Washington
The truth is, there’s no such thing as being “anti-Fascist.” Either you are a decent human being with a conscience, or you are a fascist.
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October 30, 2019 at 6:35 PM #205560
similar to truman when he dropped the bomb(s)
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October 30, 2019 at 6:27 PM #205554
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
Voltaire
Tell me, great captain, how do the angels sleep when the devil leaves his porch light on? Tom Waites
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October 30, 2019 at 6:32 PM #205557
ceding power to one person, the president, actually gives the men (usually) behind the curtains more power. assuming the men don’t already have enough power to buy off entire legislatures. so one wonders why the legislature ceded their power. unless they were for the most part already bought, or cluelessly out of the loop.
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October 30, 2019 at 6:33 PM #205558
Obama did it lots of times with his drones.
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October 30, 2019 at 7:54 PM #205641
@GZeusH: Much, much more that GWB did…
His body recovered from his torment and became hale,
but the shadow of his pain was in his heart;
and he lived to wield his sword with left hand
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October 30, 2019 at 10:13 PM #205762
George couldn’t figure out a Segway, much less a drone.
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October 30, 2019 at 11:02 PM #205827
In September of 2011, Obama appointed David Petraeus as Director of the CIA. This was extraordinary at the time, because the CIA directorship had always traditionally been held by a civilian appointee and Petraeus was the Pentagon’s chief warfighting general.
At the same time, Obama had also allotted 10,000 drones for use by the CIA. This, also, was extraordinary at the time because while the CIA often worked together with the military on joint operations, the military always retained control of the weapons and assets.
In addition, Obama authorized changes in the rules of engagement that allowed for “signature strikes” (i.e. targeting people that looked like they were ‘militants’), the targeting of cell phones alleged to belong to ‘terrorists,’ and “double taps” (i.e. striking a target a second time with the objective of killing any first responders offering aid).
By giving the CIA a massive drone force, then appointing the chief warfighting general as CIA director, and then removing any real restrictions on targeting, Obama turned the CIA into an international murder-machine with global reach.
Wake me up when a Democrat – any Democrat – cares one whit about this.
His body recovered from his torment and became hale,
but the shadow of his pain was in his heart;
and he lived to wield his sword with left hand
more deadly than his right had been.
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October 30, 2019 at 10:53 PM #205825
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