That is pathetic.
A Home Democrat who clearly didn’t learn the Supreme Courtroom’s ruling on presidential immunity mentioned he’ll file a constitutional modification to reverse the excessive court docket’s resolution.
The Supreme Courtroom on Monday ruled 6-3 that Trump has absolute immunity for his core Constitutional powers.
Former presidents are entitled to a minimum of a presumption of immunity for his or her official acts.
The Supreme Courtroom dominated there is no such thing as a immunity for unofficial acts.
Earlier this 12 months the US Supreme Courtroom agreed to listen to Trump’s presidential immunity declare in Particular Counsel Jack Smith’s January 6 case in Washington, DC.
Chief Justice Roberts delivered the bulk opinion of the Courtroom.
“We conclude that underneath our constitutional construction of separated powers, the character of Presidential energy requires {that a} former President have some immunity from prison prosecution for official acts throughout his tenure in workplace. No less than with respect to the President’s train of his core constitutional powers, this immunity should be absolute. As for his remaining official actions, he’s additionally entitled to immunity. On the present stage of proceedings on this case, nonetheless, we’d like not and don’t resolve whether or not that immunity should be absolute, or as a substitute whether or not a presumptive immunity is ample,” Chief Justice Roberts wrote.
Justice Roberts additionally chastised Choose Tanya Chutkan for not analyzing the conduct alleged in Jack Smith’s indictment.
“Regardless of the unprecedented nature of this case, and the very vital constitutional questions that it raises, the decrease courts rendered their choices on a extremely expedited foundation. As a result of these courts categorically rejected any type of Presidential immunity, they didn’t analyze the conduct alleged within the indictment to resolve which of it must be categorized as official and which unofficial. Neither celebration has briefed that situation earlier than us (although they mentioned it at oral argument in response to questions). And just like the underlying immunity query, that categorization raises a number of unprecedented and momentous questions concerning the powers of the President and the boundaries of his authority underneath the Structure,” Roberts wrote.
Nowhere did the Supreme Courtroom say a president is above the regulation.
The Supreme Courtroom’s ruling will ship Jack Smith’s DC case again to Choose Tanya Chutkan.
Congressman Joe Morelle (D-NY) embarrassed himself by claiming he’ll introduce a constitutional modification to reverse the Supreme Courtroom’s ruling.
“I’ll introduce a constitutional modification to reverse SCOTUS’ dangerous resolution and be sure that no president is above the regulation. This modification will do what SCOTUS didn’t do—prioritize our democracy,” Democrat Rep. Joe Morelle mentioned on X.
I’ll introduce a constitutional modification to reverse SCOTUS’ dangerous resolution and be sure that no president is above the regulation. This modification will do what SCOTUS didn’t do—prioritize our democracy.
— Joe Morelle (@RepJoeMorelle) July 1, 2024