So what am I afraid of? I’m afraid of, first of all, that people don’t recognize what a big deal this is. This isn’t an adjustment in the law. This is a change in our entire constitutional system. It says that there is one of the three branches of government that cannot be checked by the other two.

And I don’t think that people necessarily understand what that means. And all you have to do is look to any authoritarian country. Look, for example, right now in Hungary, where Viktor Orban is busily taking control of other countries’ companies that are within his country, because he can do that now. He’s not checked by the courts.

Look at Vladimir Putin’s Russia, for example, where he can simply throw his people into the maw of a meat grinder in that war because they can’t say no. We have just — our Supreme Court has just done the same thing. source Heather Cox Richardson

They’re making a bigger deal about it than it actually is

If, however, the court’s decision frees future presidents to act in corrupt, even criminal ways, then the “rule for the ages” articulated in this opinion will have a major impact upon the separation of powers among the three branches of government, potentially giving far more power to the president than has been the case throughout American history. That will have huge implications for the functioning of the presidency and the stability, if not existence, of American democracy. source

It’s a big deal. Of course Biden would rather talk about the case, it undermines the entire democracy. His age will continue to be a focus of the election, Republicans will not let it go.

This Supreme Court decision effectively ended democratic America, and Biden won’t get any younger.

I suppose he’s also using Hurricane Beryl as a distraction too.

Why? If the imperial core isn’t safe, no where is.

bit of a sobering moment

That’s why I’m investing and drinking lots of alcohol. Who wants to be sober as society collapses?

So, the Biden administration had the majority conservative Supreme Court rule that Presidents are immune from prosecution. Obviously, Biden is hiding his power level. /s

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So, “It could happen here?”

That’s not doomer, that’s being a realist. Either Biden becomes a dictator and risks MAGA civil war, or Trump becomes a dictator and risks a rebellion. Those are the 2 choices.

“I’m stunned!”

Reaches for Big Mac and Diet Coke.

“Did the Celtics win last night?”

It’s not just one off night

• From 10am to 4pm, Biden is dependably engaged — and many of his public events in front of cameras are held within those hours.

conveniently timed

They’ve had the case since December’23. Don’t spread conspiracy thinking.

TBF, It’s difficult to copy-paste MSNBC talking points about why Biden should stay in the race.

So, if Trump does an official act, and assasinates all the SC justices, who decides then?

Biden should use the Emergency Alert text system to let every American know what this ruling means, and what’s at stake.

Or, at least break into broadcast programming with an address to inform everyone.

All democracies turn into dictatorships - but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it’s Julius Caesar or Napoleon or Adolf Hitler. Ultimately, the general population goes along with the idea.

George Lucas

When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right.

-Victor Hugo

Why would he end up in prison? It would not have been a crime when he committed it. That’s what immunity means.