Or maybe they'll just award the justices knighthoods.
From The Guardian (UK) -
Sotomayor says immunity ruling makes a president ‘king above the law’
In a stark dissent from the conservative-majority US supreme court’s opinion granting Donald Trump some immunity from criminal prosecution, the liberal justice Sonia Sotomayor said the decision was a “mockery” that makes a president a “king above the law”.
The court ruled Monday that Trump cannot be prosecuted for “official acts” he took while president, setting up tests for which of the federal criminal charges over his attempt to subvert the 2020 election are considered official and sending the case back to a lower court to decide.
“Today’s decision to grant former Presidents criminal immunity reshapes the institution of the Presidency,” Sotomayor wrote in dissent. “It makes a mockery of the principle, foundational to our Constitution and system of Government, that no man is above the law.”
The U.S. Supreme Court, like all other courts, relies on moral credibility to buttress its decisions.
It has none.
Interestingly, the person helped most by this decision may be Joe Biden. He's looking to win an election, not receive a coronation.
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