President must have this type of immunity so that they can perform their duties without fear of retribution like Trump is going through. This would be correct for all presidents from any party.
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President must have this type of immunity so that they can perform their duties without fear of retribution like Trump is going through. This would be correct for all presidents from any party.
It remains to be seen how SCOTUS will rule, or if they will rule, but what I describe is how The Founders intended it to be.
What do you mean by "if they rule"? Does that mean they kick it back down to the appellate court and its "case closed"? Trump would be off the ballot then? Is that how it works?It remains to be seen how SCOTUS will rule, or if they will rule, but what I describe is how The Founders intended it to be.
What do you mean by "if they rule"? Does that mean they kick it back down to the appellate court and its "case closed"? Trump would be off the ballot then? Is that how it works?
They have agreed to hear the Colorado case, but have not agreed to take up the immunity case as Trump is beginning the appeal now. If they were to not take the immunity case, then yes the appellate court's ruling would stand.What do you mean by "if they rule"? Does that mean they kick it back down to the appellate court and its "case closed"? Trump would be off the ballot then? Is that how it works?
In that case it wouldn't matter except that people in those states would be deprived of their right to vote against him.Here's another (probably dumb) question. Take Illinois or CA, there's no way Trump will win those states. I mean never say never, but in reality he won't. So hypothetically, if he's removed from the ballots there... does it even matter? He won't get those electoral college votes anyway right?
I should point out that Trump is embracing a 50 state campaign strategy and so I'm not sure we can count those states totally out. For example, he is within 8 points in NY right now where Biden won by 23 points.Here's another (probably dumb) question. Take Illinois or CA, there's no way Trump will win those states. I mean never say never, but in reality he won't. So hypothetically, if he's removed from the ballots there... does it even matter? He won't get those electoral college votes anyway right?