'One vote from the end of democracy': Weissmann sounds alarm on SCOTUS immunity case
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- Опубліковано 27 кві 2024
- Legal experts Andrew Weissmann, Neal Katyal, and Lisa Rubin join Jen Psaki to discuss the Supreme Court's hearing of Donald Trump's presidential immunity arguments and the latest developments in Trump's hush money case.
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#Trump #SCOTUS #HushMoney
The whole thing is a disgrace- I cant beleive this is world we live in today with this clown- I just dont get it
I doubt you vote in the US.
@@BidenIsGoingToPrison Why not ? sHE IS RIGHT, the conservatives are clown shows of what democracy should be. We shouldn't be bending knee to criminals, and the 5 cons are basically doing THAT. Sickening.
Research the great awakening and you too will be voting for Trump this November. I guarantee it
You must be talking about Biden when you make this statement because he has a disgrace your rights
@@savageusa8939 Da, Fellow Americanski.
One vote away from ending democracy... From a council who were not themselves elected.
Well since this has never been a democracy there is no need to end it.
And at least one stolen from Obama from Mitch and the GOP
What they are saying is. They are one vote away from democrats losing power.
...and not merely not elected! The treasonous majority on the US Supreme Court wasn't even appointed by presidents the American people voted for. In addition to being entirely lawless, they are entirely _illegitimate._ They do not have the consent of the governed.
The advantage of real democracy is the ability to criticize the government with impunity. And this is very good. In Russia, criticizing Putin is punishable by 20 years in prison. Trump wants to repeat Putin’s experience and build a Russian model in the United States.
This is so obvious and has been since pre 2016. That’s a lot of time for people to see this. So many in positions to stop this are not and they are failing what will have been the US, past tense. Soon enough I think
Trump also famously admires Kim Jung Un for being "strong" - where those who speak out get shot or sent to labor camps - camps babies are born into as slave labor. This is what Maga wants to do with Democrats.
If that is the case why don't the democrats king Biden ?.?. If Trump can get away with it so can Biden
So do these corrupt justices.
Are we just gonna forget that Alito said he doesn't want to discuss the facts in this case?
Interesting remark by Alito. So if you are on a court as a justice you are suppose to do what? Stick to the case & facts at hand; hypotheticals do not fly in a real court.
@@brightmoon4175 The facts being that this is political in nature and has never been done before. Its weaponization of the justice system. Liberals are okay with a little fascism.
Your ignorance is showing.
The Supreme Court is not a “trier of facts”; they are supposed to be ruling strictly on questions of LAW. Are the laws valid & constitutional? How do the laws get applied? That’s the point Alito was making, and he is 100% correct.
I don't have any confidence in SCOTUS and neither should the American public.
So far the ladies are not wrong
I don't have any confidence in the Democratic party and neither should the American public.
@@maniac2079 🙄
With all the effort the GOP has done to fill the SCOTUS' ranks with their yes-men, you're not wrong, pal. And I am saying that even though I am not even American!
@@maniac2079ORCS are dying
We got rid of the King two hundred years ago. We do not want another.
George 111 did not enjoy absolure power. You have to go back another 200 years to Henry v111 to find an English king with the type of immunity and power that Trump is seeking. If Trump is allowed to become king he will be a lot more draconian than George 111.
I've always been against the 2nd Amendment, but if SCOTUS decides to go the wrong way, they'll end up proving how right the Founding Fathers were to include it.
If Trump's re-elected you won't be getting a King, you'll be getting a Czar.
You mean Joey Buffoon Biden? So you like crime waves open borders and record inflation 😂
It’s almost like they don’t recognize that they are advocating for a one leader one party system!
what gets me here... 234 years and not one President has asked for immunity
.... and the one that needed it got a pardon instead 😖😖😖
That this argument is even made before the Supreme Court is an embarrassment to the constitution and to our country"- Judge Luttig
Article II: Presidential Immunity to Criminal and Civil Suits
Joe and Hunter are the embarrassment
@sweed6054 wow you support those that endorse puppy killing.
@@jilliantatum769did you bump your head?
@@jilliantatum769 how so?
A president that is above the law is actually a king.
We want freedom not a king
Trump is ASKING not to be a king, but a dictator like Putin, Madero, Xi, Castro when was alive in Cuba.
That's exactly what the rethuglians want!!
What kind of king? Like King Charles? Nah-
they should be using the correct title Trumps really after
AUTOCRAT ~ DICTATOR
The Magna Carta was issued in June 1215 put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law. It sought to prevent the king from exploiting his power, and placed limits of royal authority by establishing law as a power in itself. The only leader above the law is a dictator.
Trump's lawyer's defence against impeachment: "He can't be impeached, he can only be indicted."
Trump's lawyer's defence against indictment: "He can't be indicted unless he's been impeached."
What the absolute f^@# is happening in this insane world?
You’re guilty of treason for supporting Biden
Post your address and we will deal with you appropriately
It’s called the MAGA GOP. Following the leader who worships HITLER.
It’s called different things! Look it up
He was put up on impeachment, but there was never any evidence of a crime. Just like now.
@@jenniferbowie2773 I looked it up. "Different things" is not a legal defence.
Criminals don’t want to be held accountable, period.
Nether do innocent people.
The Biden crime family
Well just remember what the orange dupe said about pleading the fifth and what he did
@@middle_of_the_road this guy wouldn't know what innocent was unless his MSM masters told him.
Correct! And the entire Biden crime family,is next to be held accountable!! You can bet on that!!!! Trump 2024!!! The clear winner! Enjoy!!🔥💪🎉🎉
I knew the supreme court was up to no good the moment they agreed to hear this case. God help us all. Please vote 💙🇺🇲💙
THEY WONT VOTE IF THEY ARE LISTENING TO TALK SHOW GARBAGE!!!!!
Last defense of your democracy. These supporters of people who fail to identify the genitals, how can they even comprehend justices discussion.
TRUMP 2024
Alito’s hypothetical suggests Trump is not being prosecuted because he broke the law but because his opponent is “bitter.” That’s scary.
And grossly blind to the laws tfg has broken! Justice Gaslight! It is indeed scary!
Also, if the POTUS has immunity, he doesn’t need to misuse the DOJ if he wants to go after the former POTUS. But he can engage in way more nefarious ways to deal with the FPOTUS. And I think the Justices who didn’t agree with Trump’s lawyers position ought to have made that clear.
I wonder if that doo doo will ever reflect and look back and think , "That was a stoopid thing for me to say!" .....but I have sneaky feeling this guy is so full of himself that that thought will never occur to him 🤣🤣🤣
Truth hurts.
@@douglastovey2685my words exactly 👍
Just to be clear, any Trump appointee on this court should absolutely recuse themselves. To sit in judgement of the very person who appointed you is the definition of conflict of interests.
Absolutely agree with you! Without recusal of trump appointed justices the court is stacked, also Thomas must recuse due to the activities of his wife of which he is well aware of!
WOW. That's a good point.
@@alvirenabeasley2003oh yeah well then Paul Pelosi and his insider trading was well known by his Speaker of the house wifey.
In that case any opposite party judge and DA should recuse themselves when relating to prosecuting someone from the other party. Or a judge should recuse himself when his daughter works with the other party. Or if a judges wife has views you don't like.
@@norskibull2.021 apples and oranges.
How can we move forward at all with these 'bought' Justices. This is just unbelievable.
You understand they are paid for by George Soros?
Who is pulling the strings of these corrupt judges on the Supreme Court???
Putin via Ttump
GOP donors.
Leo Leonardo
@@brightmoon4175biden
Swing vote? Are you kidding! This is so obvious an issue. How can Supreme Court justices be so intellectually dull and stupid?
They're not intellectually dull and stupid. It's just that several of them are utterly corrupt.
Exactly. I was going to write the same thing.
And yet they have the robes and gavels and you are a no body on UA-cam.. mm I love liberal tears
They drank the orange flavored cult punch. 🙄
They are completely corrupt and are not fit to sit on the court. Rise up and vote blue because our democracy is at stake.
Alito is crazy and shouldn't be on the supreme Court.
Along with a few others.
Crazy like a FOX....
Finally someone said it. If you met him on your commute you would change seat. He is a fanatic and 150 years late to the party.
There you go!!! Someone needs to table the 25th on Alito!
I find Thomas more frightening-
Alito says Biden is prosecuteing Trump , and no one called him out ? Who is the lawyer that missed that ?
I thought the exact same thing!
Alito then insinuates that AGs, special investigators, federal prosecutors, grand juries, judges, selected jurors, appellate judges (including the highest of those: the SCOTUS justices themselves) are all mostly corrupt and would accept political persecution. That he thinks the whole justice system is flawed. Is this because he thinks he might engage in such things himself?
Further, if the POTUS is immune, he doesn’t need to misuse the DOJ to persecute the FPOTUS, but can use SEAL Team 6.
Heartbreaking for your country that this is even a question. Loading the supreme court with such corruption is so alarming.
So, a conservative point of view is corrupt?
Article II: Presidential Immunity to Criminal and Civil Suits
It’s only alarming if you believed in the Supreme Court to begin with
Ahhhahaha projection much? 🙄😂
End of the empire...
@@pauljasmine353 What article II are you referring to? If you have ever read the US Constitution you would know that the word "immunity" does not appear anywhere in the US Constitution.
ITS NOT EVEN A QUESTION!!!!! there's nothing more dangerous than a rich criminal thats allowed to roam free especially a traitor!!!!
Is he as rich as we may think?
That’s joe. Joe must go!
When did Trump become a criminal and traitor? Last i checked he has not been convicted of anything, which still makes him innocent until proven guilty. Stop trying to put the cart before the horse. He will be convicted on false charges, the people will make him a martyr, and then he will definitely win in November. Let's watch it all play out
@@kenc7120 Hush troll. Worry about your own country comrade.
Imagine repeating the same BS, EVERY day, Kendra…
The court doesn’t take Trump seriously the court is political and they are on his side no matter what
Bummer!
@@rude1527 Are you paid in rubles or rupees?
It's not that the SCOTUS doesn't take Trump seriously. It's more that the people who put the right wing justices on the bench. the Federalist Society and the Heritage Foundation, need Trump as POTUS in order to enact their master plan: The far right so-called Christian conservative takeover of the USA. Project 2025 all hinges on Trump becoming president and having absolute immunity from prosecution.
Yes, it looks that way but is disgraceful and will inevitably backfire. Why? Because most 'normal' Americans will be so REPULSED by this that the 'floating voters' will decided NOT to vote for him in November.
The court has been "political" for centuries. You all do not complain about the progressive courts of the 1910s or 1930s.
A KING HAS NO NEED OF A SCOTUS
I respect each one of these guys. I look for these guys when I need clarification. If they’re nervous - I’m nervous
Now you see why a court MUST be balanced.
Oh, you mean “ balanced “ in favor of the leftist party?? 😂 how’s dementia Joe working out for you?? 😂😂
Exactly
You mean “ balanced “ as in a democrat majority?? Maybe you democrats should know what a woman is before you insist on having a majority :)
Now you see the danger of the Christian right and the republicans use of them to grab power illegally. Voting republican is unpatriotic.
But the major problem is that these "judges" are not reading or following the law, they're blatantly ignoring the Constitution as they see fit.
One vote from a dictatorship
Can the Judges be impeached??
Doesn’t matter who’s at the helm for the average folk especially not the communities the government has went out of their way with all that federal funding to assassinate leaders in….
@@mitchhills4747 For what cause? You can not just impeach a judge because you disagree with them.
@@mitchhills4747 Yes..check out Judicial Impeachments/Conssstitution Annotated-Congres.gov.☮️🇺🇸
Ethicsviolation Roberts would have to initiate
Why is it that the guests on the show tend to make better arguments than the prosecutors?
That Alito’s asinine question/remark that presidents who are indicted after leaving office, forget about the LAW but is considered to be “bitter” if it’s from an opposing party’s justice dept. is the most craziest thing I’ve ever heard. What would he call it if the indictments were coming from the same party, a ‘bitter’ party member? The fact this notion of having a two tiered justice is coming from a justice of your country’s highest court is quite alarming and confirming in one. If that’s not a wake up call to EVERYONE of a failed justice system I don’t know what is…… Imagining the fact ANYONE as long as they’re American can run for presidency even if in jail and having this ‘absolute immunity’ to commit crimes while in presidency what that would do to your country???? Crazy crazy stuff…….
"One Vote Away" should be our new campaign slogan. Because it's true. And it fits on a hat.
And, a bumper sticker.
Good idea!
Has anyone asked Figurehead Biden about his uncle who was eaten by cannibals? I can't wait to vote him in for another 4 years as he is the most cogent one of them all.
🤣😂🤣😂🤣
That won’t help Biden’s huge disapproval numbers on every issue 😆
The people of America should be very afraid.
And angry. And ashamed.
Agree,Trump is bringing it down to it's knees. Shame.
Why afraid ? A president can be impeached and convicted in the senate and this be treated like any other citizen
Yes! We cannot afford 4 more years of Biden!!😂
...and many of us are.
The SCOTUS confirmation process is useless. Appointees can lie their heads off during that process, and face zero real consequences after confirmation. This problem and the electoral college problem should have been dealt with long ago
The idea that ANY judge could be appointed on political grounds is terrifying. It is an outrage. Only in America!
Time to impeach scotus.
💯💯
Impeach Biden first.
SCOTUS knows that is an empty threat ..Time to start court packing .. Neither Congress nor President Biden, are powerless against an anti-democratic Supreme Court. The elected branches have broad powers to rein in a rogue judiciary, or to limit the scope of at least some of the Court’s decisions. The greatest of these powers is court-packing - adding additional seats to the Supreme Court to dilute the votes of Trump justices who lack democratic legitimacy.
@@jacobew2000For doing what? A good job?
@@jacobew2000
FOR WHAT ??
ahahahaha ..
Washington Post : Biden's economy is booming
GDP grew at an annual pace of 4.9% in the most recent quarter. That's the best three months of growth we've seen since the end of 2021. And it's all the more impressive coming at a time when interest rates are the highest they've been in more than two decades.
We now have the greatest economy ever. Starting with unemployment, the current unemployment rate of 3.4 percent is the lowest in more than half a century. More than at any time in this period, people who want a job can get one. The unemployment rate for Black workers is at 4.7 percent, the lowest number on record.
Reuters:
US economy delivers blockbuster performance in third quarter
NPR:
Rising interest rates haven't slowed the economy. GDP numbers out Thursday show the economy grew more than twice as fast in July, August and September as in the previous quarter.
Business Insider
The US economy just grew at its fastest rate since 1984
The US economy grew 5.7% throughout last year, the fastest expansion since 1984. That puts Biden in the same ranks as Reagan
The U.S. Economy Is Ripe for Strongest Growth in 40 Years ...
Think 7.1% or More. The U.S. economy is primed to grow at its fastest pace in nearly 40 years thanks to pent-up consumer demand
Forbes:
U.S. Economy Grew At The Fastest Rate Since 1984 Last ...
Jan 28, 2022 - For the year, economic growth accelerated at a rate of 5.7%-the highest showing since 1984 after a 3.4% decline in 2020
If these gangsters enjoy any benefit from this fiasco, every one of them should be indicted.
Because they disagree with you??😂😂 get a grip. You’re nobody 😂
the lawyers should of made the argument that what stops them from ordering seal team six to take care of the supreme court for traitorous activity? to bundle alito amd thomas off to gitmo for the protection of the constitution?
Imagine the vacations Alito and Thomas will get for this from their owners. Will Gorsuch sell another house for more than it's worth?
@@Kimberly-dt4ko imagine getting your news from a leftist propaganda machine source like you are and thinking you know the truth!! :)
@@edwardl.990
You threw a temper tantrum on January the 6th because you didn't get your way grandma. 😢
I'm not a lawyer, but it not a requirement to uphold, obey, or break the laws
I think that Thomas and aleta and possibly Robert should be impeached. Why hasn't somebody started an impeachment on them before?
The women are the sane ones!! The answer is NO
Btw Alito: yes, presidents will have to face prosecution IF they committed crimes, if not then no prosecution
Why is this so difficult??
As the kids say!!!
"Mess around and find out!" Keep playing SCOTUS.
A KING WILL FIRST DESTROY THE COURTS
No, a king would first pack the courts with their own people, just as the liberals are demanding.
Id iot.
Just like the dems pushing to pack the court to 10-15-20 members. Because they don't like limits on power
We need to hold all previous presidents accountable. A crime is a crime. Charge them all.
@teeminator30 have to go through the proper steps. And I 10000000% agree with you
Is this really happening in America? Please pinch me and wake me up from this nightmare.
YES people are believing a talk show that we are losing our DEMOCRACY and will not show up to vote...its happening!!!!!!!
Yes, beam me up Scotty.
If they rule that he’s immune, the court has no validity.
You mean like a "kangaroo court"? (No offence to Australia & the kangaroos there.)
The court should have never agreed to hear the case. This court is politically motivated and has to be purged of the right wing men and the handmaiden from the bench.
You're only upset with the SC because it's not ruling the way that you want it to rule. Maybe listen to the opinion, research the underlying rationale & then make an assessment instead of continuing to be fooled by Leftwing Propaganda.
I can't believe this is even being heard and not laughed out of the court. It's a sick joke.
The court simply follows the constitution, if you don't like it find a new country.
ALL court cases involving POTUS or his sitting cabinet have to go through very special procedures.
Look at what the house did against Homeland Sec. House voted to impeach. Senate shut it down. Nothing happens. We have a clear line in the constitution to deal with people that step out of line in office. Has been in place for over 200 years.
Purged of the right wing men...gotcha. 🤔 sounds kind of fascist to me, what about duh- mockery, I mean democracy? Tool...♟️🤤
Again, I have to say that Allito seems to have no confidence in the judicial system by his hypothetical…being criminally prosecuted is not possible without a crime. Am I the only one hearing this? We watched the whole process these past 2 years. Prosecutors must provide evidence OF A CRIME to a grand jury, who must recommend indictment OF A CRIME. No crime, no possibility of prosecution. So all future Presidents need not fear prosecution, and therefore seek to stay in office by NOT COMMITTING CRIMES. Right?!?
It seems that you’re making a lot of sense, unlike those SCOTUS judges…
There will be no future Presidents if trump wins.
My reaction exactly. Thank you!
So, you would prefer criminals are prosecuted based on theory or opinion with no evidence of a crime?
There is plenty of evidence of crime
We need a new reform in the Supreme Court judges should be changed every 10 years
Time to reform SCOTUS and hold them accountable for being partisan instead of follow the law....
Term limits would be the easiest fix. Lifetime appointments are just asking for corruption.
What? Add a few more justices? Nope, not gonna pack the court.
Poppycock
@@darrylbradleythe court has already been packed.
@@darrylbradley; We could readily add four or another hundred - why not represent the People of the United States! These five, six drumpf people for drumpf DO NOT represent sane America.
Why the Trump-friendly appointed SCOTUS judges did not recuse themselves?!
Because they're just like anything that comes from Trump: treasonous garbage. They all lied to get on SCOTUS
Because they are as (un)ethical as their orange sponsor.
Because they don't have to. They're doing their job.
If they recused themselves, they couldn't do their dear leader's bidding and stage the coup.
Because then you'd just be celebrating your partisan justices doing as bid by Democrats
Omg! This un real. Scary. How can this happen?
How can anyone claim Allito is intelligent? It's beyond weird. The orange menace is always a threat with such a crazy court.
Such a disgrace that the issue of immunity is even being argued! We all need to be outraged… and please newscasters, do not smile when talking about this incredibly serious case! 😡
Yes! She was smiling while commenting on it and I thought the same thing.
So what? I get the alarm. WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?! March on SCOTUS? They clearly think they have no accountability - judging from their behavior. So, YOU all need to propose what we can do!
"They clearly think they have no accountability" - That's because they don't. There is no longer any legal method to remove a Republican Supreme Court Justice, and there is nothing (legal) that WE (the people) can do about it.
Vote is such numbers that gives Biden the house and senate so they can expand the court. Also they will be able to write new law if the control the house and senate. Get rid of the filibuster.
Something must be done, no time to sleep walk corruption is out of hand right in are faces they can't even hide it anymore we stand or we fall
Complain about it and vote for a guy with dementia
This is a very fair and important question. I wish that there was something that could be done, but I just don’t know what can be done at this point. we can try to add justices to the bench which should be done, but at this point it’s going to look like politically motivated balancing which I guess it would be. It’s a scary situation that we’re in as a country, anyone who has had a malignant narcissist close to them in their lives, knows the damage and destruction that that kind of human being will wreak on everyone and everything around them. This time it’s on a national scale and it’s absolutely terrifying.
And us taxpayers are going to pay these guys pensions?
Have the Justices considered that Orange Hitler has no need for a Supreme Court? Have they considered he might disappear them…or worse?
Conservatives today rely on political institutions that brazenly undercut majority rule. The Senate, the courts, the Electoral College - all provide conservatives with structural advantages at the expense of the many. But the Right isn’t content to sit back and cash in on the tilted playing field. It actively labors to restrict voting rights, skew the census, gerrymander districts, and generally increase the sway of the country’s most anti-majoritarian institutions. When confronted with criticism, they resort to the nonsensical argument that “we’re a republic, not a democracy.”
Free speech rights, civil rights, and other protections are essential to a flourishing democracy. But conservatives’ contempt for majority rule does not spring from a concern for a beleaguered minority (unless you think big business qualifies as an oppressed group). The truth is, the Right doesn’t expect a majority of Americans to support their policies, nor do they particularly care..
To defeat conservatism today, the main thing we have to do is to explain what it is, and what is wrong with it.
Q: What is conservatism?
A: Conservatism is the domination of society by an aristocracy.
Q: What is wrong with conservatism?
A: Conservatism is incompatible with democracy, prosperity, and civilization in general. It is a destructive system of inequality and prejudice that is founded on deception, and has no place in the modern world..
I'd highly suggest you Google "tyranny of the majority"
Winners focus on winning; losers focus on winners.
It is very sad that a once most powerful country have become so corrupt and more like a dictatorship and 3rd world country. The DOJ have become so corrupt and the judicial stinks with corrupt judges and prosecutors like Fanny Willis and Letitia James. The American circus is continuing and the world is watching.
Mmmm i like the idea of no immunity for Biden, Obama, Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Pencilneck, Dr Fauci, Fanny Willis, judge Edgerton, Letitia James and many more.....
You seem to be focusing on winners Dave; is that because you’re not one?
@@mr.e432 When has the US had a single example of "tyranny of the majority?" Your slippery slope is slippery.
In the middle of The Handmaids Tale on Prime. 10 years ago that would have seemed so off the rails you couldn’t take it seriously. Today it’s feels scary to watch.
I have to tell you, though that as a woman, that storyline would never have been incredible to me. Those of us who are awake, and actually see what's going on always knew that potential was there.
Just goes to show how much you people hate north-western europeans
Exactly.
No normal person thinks that way.
Why do you need a judiciary when only one voice matters in the questions of Justice?
As a Canadian watching this unfold, this group of corrupt justices in black robes remind me of an evil Council in a Star Wars movie.
Frightening alarming times we live in. Yes bonkers. No discussing the facts of the case but hypotheticals instead. 4 justices isn't enough.
You wouldn’t know a “ fact” if it bit you!!😂 You get your “ facts “ from leftist propaganda machine outlets like this one 😂😂😂
Unfortunately the founding fathers forgot to put checks and balances on the Supreme Court.
Best comment yet 💯
Absolutely.
No they didn’t. Biden just didn’t have the balls to push for it the last four years. Hopefully he sees the danger of this runaway Court now. It is absolutely within the power of the political branches to set the size of SCOTUS, and to limit its jurisdiction over the types of cases not enumerated to it in Article III.
We didn't need these kinds of particulars before Trump!
@@carolynsumners4915We didn't have such a domestic enemy until democrats went off the rails due to Trump dismantling their plans and helping Americans.
Alito making that statement means that the President’s retirement is more important than the country as a whole…. Alito is sick in the head !
We've moved beyond giving a crap about our own futures and have diverted all attention to the fight between the major political parties. Feels like that's the point.
Impeach Roberts and Thomas NOW!
Keep 😭 me a river..
Oh ya!
Never gonna happen...unless they resign.
And Alito. He's the worst of the lot.
Alito is the greater danger.
@@michelez715 Yeah I can't believe he's even entertaining the idea of making presidents completely immune from prosecution. That means Biden could seize control if he wanted to and there'd be nothing they can do about it.
We are losing our rights one by one, now 'Equal Justice for All" is gone! Vote Blue!
No thanks I know the difference between a man and a woman, I don't like Record illegals, Record inflation, incoherent President everyday.
What rights are you losing?
Vote trump
FJB!
@@middle_of_the_roadit's a bot
What justice alito postulates only applies, up to this point in history, former president trump. No other president would have entertained the idea of seeking revenge on his or her political rival. No other president would have entertained the idea of going after his or her critics in the press or media. To call his musings facetious and disingenuous would be a massive understatement.
You watched the wrong court then I saw five locks for trump and a six possible seven for immunity 😂
Does Neal Katyal still claim that the US legal system is "the envy of the world" ?
It is as long as democrats don't get their way. They want to just jail or end trump and the conservative scotus, as evidenced by the comments in this thread and their support.
Do you think Russia or China bother with due process?
Probably not 😢
we'll watch the rest of the movie before we decide that.
I used to respect the USA (from the UK) but not now....
Yeah, he's living in a dream world. He was so sure about Muller and the rules.
Do Americans not see that there Supreme Court making legal judgements with a political and financial bias has the world laughing and having a thing like trump as the best you can get as a president is bizarre
So how’s dementia Joe working out for you??😂
@@edwardl.990 he looks incredibly sane next to Trump&co.
By himself(Biden) it might be a bit concerning. But seeing the opposition...
We do. Then there are obtuse individuals such as @edward ☝🏾 who resort to name calling since they have no facts and no legitimate argument
@@edwardl.990under almost every matrix biden is doing way better than trump ever did.
@@wgooetrik really?? 39% approval rating and the poll was taken by the leftist propaganda machine “ news” outlet that call themselves cBS!! Get a clue
Only thing to do is to pack the court. 13 districts should equal 13 judges.
What is obscene is the highest court in the US is political. Lifetime appointments to the bench can lend to the idea that judges sometimes, really dont give a stuff. This is one where the so called Chief Justice just wants this to go away. Trump stikes yet again.
Yes and not even a vague attempt to hide the partisan bias.
Doesn`t make much sense. In a Trump monarchy, chief justice Ginni Thomas and her supreme court will be changed or gone.
EXACTLY!
SCOTUS seems to forget that they're expendable to a president who is above the law, too.
Exactly. So why are they supporting him?
No, they'll still be around to rubber-stamp the king's dictates. Check the rise of the modern dictator--the first step is always to subvert the courts.
Ie been saying this all along. There is NO NEED for a SCOTUS if trump or any president is immune from prosections
Ty for showing your delusional self
My question is, "Does Trump, or is Trump having any communication with these Justices presently?"
Sounds like he SC court needs to be arrested as well
Who is going to hold them accountable? Merrick Garland from under his desk?
Spoken like a true authoritarian fascist
@@mr.e432 he means I think, he has little faith in garland. Short of that...
@@IamNeighborlee Idk how you can misconstrue "sounds like SC court needs to be arrested as well"
@@IamNeighborlee nvm, I see what you mean. I mistakenly tagged that guy
I can't believe this is actually happening in the United States.
I’m surprised it took this long 😊
Out of respect for the office ,of the president of these United states : he was told , retire well leave you be: fight to get the job back - we'll see you in court.. .. .. he refused a wise offer..now he gets shafted in the assets ..at best.
The elephant in the room: so what are we going to DO about scotus? Enough talk already.
Common sense isnt so common, even in rhe SCOTUS.
That vote is clarence thomas who should have recused himself.he has no right to be sitting on the court.
On what grounds? Thomas was nominated for the USSC by Bush, two decades before Trump took office.
TRUMP 2024
@@marksprague1280 on the grounds his wife was involved and his wife benefits
Only the corrupt SC could make a crime not a crime without changing any law.
"Only the corrupt SC could make a crime not a crime without changing any law" - It's worse than that. They wouldn't be saying that a crime is not a crime. They'd be saying that the law does not apply to the president (in other words, that the president is above the law, aka, a king).
@@nomore6167 No, actually that the law does not apply to that *former* president…
As to the current one, we’re not so sure…
The Supreme Court has nothing on Alvin Bragg.
@@joelyates2404 Except that he is bringing a baloney of charges against Trump.
He is bringing a case against Trump for the crimes Trump committed
I cannot believe this is where we are! One vote away from ending democracy! This is AMERICA, we do NOT have dictators and kings and I’m praying hard that we NEVER do!!! The 4 judges that are even taking this seriously should be impeached or forced to resign…period!
By even giving this immunity case any value, the men justices will be the first to go if a wanabe dictator comes into power. In a sense they are arguing for their own demise.
Balls and Strikes? PLEASE Chief Justice?
The back and forth at the Supreme Court was useless chatter in relation to what the real issue was supposed to be before the court.
Determining if presidential duties are a crime?
It's shocking that some justices' remarks are pointedly making their arguments about "generics", unwilling to directly address the details of the current case. Hypotheticals have their place; but at some point, for the sake of clarity for the American people, the actual facts before them, from this case, specifically, need to be addressed.
What a wonderful, knowledgeable panel. Thank you to ALL, for letting us know what is happening behind the scenes. There are crooks at all levels.
Yeah right. Theres a reason they dont sit on the bench and are merely 'commentators'..
'' Equal Justice Under Law.'' That inscription can be found above the front entrance of the Supreme Court Building. Most Americans today now know that it is not true.
The lesson is don't let a criminal appoint the judges.
We have Mitch McConnell to thank for that 😫
@ALPHA_TRUMPI'm not. But what we will have is another replay of 2020. So if the numbers are there, like I truly believe they will be trump is going to lose by a landslide AGAIN ! And that was his own words.
Exactly!
Spot on,corrupt presidents can appoint corruptible judges. Guess we need to choose better qualified & ethical judges.
Spot on,corrupt presidents can appoint corruptible judges. Guess we need to choose better qualified & ethical judges.
If we end up with a king or emperor, can we have one who is not a complete moreon?
@mcemct: love your comment!
"There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice."relevant quote is from the 18th-century philosopher Montesquieu in his work "The Spirit of the Laws"
SCOTIS needs to make a ruling on presidential immunity.
Nobody - NOBODY - can be above the law. And any “body” which dismantles law in order to place ANY individual beyond the reach of law is morally and ethically bankrupt and unfit. That this course of action is even "under consideration” is demonstrably insane.
I agree, they are morally, ethically bankrupt and unfit. Worse part is : they have no shame and don't care we can see their fillt+y tactics.
"Nobody - NOBODY - can be above the law. " Unless your a democrat, then no laws apply.
Well, Clinton and biden were not prosecuted.
@@roberthicks5454 Get your head out of your a&& and get a grip. You are on the wrong side of history, Putin's troll.
Have you seen GOP politicians show much interest in morals or ethics since Trump?
Supreme Court?? More like Supreme Circus
The only thing stopping the Court ruling in trumps favor at this time, is that it would convey the same power to Biden.
Justice Alito and Thomas must be removed from the banches. Those two are too BIAS.
SCOTUS should listen to Andrew Weissmann. He is a lot smarter than they are.
HES A FEAR MONGERER!YOU SHOULD STOP LISTENING TO HIM!!!!!!!!!
I hear in Canada on American TV that your Constitution is 'hanging by a thread'. I'm one Canadian voice sounding the alarm...please listen.
Our constitution is fine. You should probably worry about your own mini dictator.
Remember that we kicked out the Torres to Canada in the 1780s for our Constitution. Anyone that does not like our US Constitution is free to immigrate to Canada and join them.
From Europe, I keep sounding the same alarm, so what are you going to do about it, naysayers, who keep boasting about your beloved First Amendment?
@@jacobew2000 Well soon YOU may have to change plans because you will not have a constitution any more. I strongly suggest you stay polite with canadians, they may have to take you and others like you.
@@charlotteinfj4412 Oh there is tens of millions of Americans that wont let that happen.
Is Alito pro-democracy? He doesn't sound pro-democracy.
Dont forget their families will live with their decision’s too rule with that in mind.
The amicus brief needs to be amended to include this:
Pose a more extreme version of the SEAL Team 6 hypothetical to SCOTUS we heard in the Court of Appeals, where a judge asked if Trump's theory would absolve him if he used the military to take out political opponents. Take it a step further and tell the Court that if Trump has the immunity he claims he does, a president would be free to order the assassination of Supreme Court Justices who disagree with him, and could not be prosecuted for doing that.
Make the impact of Trump's argument unmistakable. Let the examples of conduct that would be permissible under Trump's view of immunity drive home how essential it is for the Court to reject his appeal and send this case back on its way to trial.
No president and no one is above the law.
Source: Article written by Joyce Vance
They are begging for Biden to do exactly that… the only problem is that Biden is a moral man who believes in the constitution and the rule of law!!!
@@christophorfaust2457biden has violated the constitution though? I see your morals are broken
@@kdog2646 when, and where?
@@kdog2646 Kdog? Not sure this is worth my time, but how exactly did Biden violate the constitution???
@@christophorfaust2457 he ignored the Supreme court and violated their ruling. It was in relation to a freeze on rent payments.
For God's sake! America!
Literally
Yeah, it's sad.
That statement by Alito amounts to a MAGA talking point. He is essentially trying to say Biden is going after Trump.
are the the "SCOTUS", or the "SCODT"? if its the later then we have a big problem...
We need to expand this court, have 18yr term limits, and install a code of ethics like appellate judges have‼️This 🤪💩needs to STOP‼️
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.......... and with great power comes great responsibility, not NO responsibility
We must face the reality that none of the US Constitution's framers gave a thought to the idea of a partisan Supreme Court. Such a thing would have been beyond their wildest imaginings. The country is attempting to run its most important courts, here in the highly partisan third decade of the 21st Century, based on the status quo of the final decade of the 18th Century. It's absurd.
Those were much more enlightened times
We've regressed to the dark ages
Like when the court was liberal majority. Only seems to be a problem when you don't agree with it. Courts have always been politically motivated. They shouldn't be, but the media makes it more political. I hate trump,and biden Is a frail old man. You actually still believe you have a choice in who runs.
Just look at how both parties' primaries turned out. No choice, it was Trump or Biden.
The Supreme Court has been politica and occasionally partisanl. Your just noticing it now. It was partisan liberal leaning before. I agree it shouldn't be.
You are blind and uneducated on history.