“Looking beyond the fate of this particular prosecution, the long-term consequences of today’s decision are stark. The court effectively creates a law-free zone around the president, upsetting the status quo that has existed since the founding. This new official-acts immunity now ‘lies about like a loaded weapon’ for any president that wishes to place his own interests, his own political survival, or his own financial gain, above the interests of the nation.”
@DemocracyMattersALot To be fair, that loaded gun is currently conveniently not int the hands of the fascist yet. Instead, it is in the hands of somebody who has the moral responsibility to prevent the fascists from taking it. (Yes, I'm aware they are unlikely to use it the way they should, but when religious fascists with a malignant narcissist leader take over (never planning to hold anything resembling a fair election again), deep in our hearts we'll know this could have been avoided.)