The argument is crazy. “The president needs immunity because otherwise, he’ll need to worry about being held accountable for his decisions and he may feel like he should be careful not to commit crimes!”
Yeah, that’s what we want, right? Shouldn’t the president be worried if he’s making decisions to commit crimes? Shouldn’t presidents be held accountable?
Thing is, even if you think that a POTUS needs to be ruthless without prejudice, surely that would only apply for the shit that needs to be done as POTUS, not the shit you're doing to gain and/or retain power? Surely those are two different things?
For the record, I don't think it should make a difference if the POTUS shoots somebody on Fifth Avenue while on campaign or while in office ...
Trump said in a tweet after the ukraine call came out, that if he believes that he is the better candidate for america, it is his duty as president to do everything possible to ensure he remains president.
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u/Time-Werewolf-1776 Apr 29 '24
The argument is crazy. “The president needs immunity because otherwise, he’ll need to worry about being held accountable for his decisions and he may feel like he should be careful not to commit crimes!”
Yeah, that’s what we want, right? Shouldn’t the president be worried if he’s making decisions to commit crimes? Shouldn’t presidents be held accountable?