Morning in case 20 39 39, trump versus United States. Mr. Sour . Mr. Chief justice and may it please the court, without president ial immunity from criminal prosecution, there can be no presidency as we know it. For 234 years of american history, no president was ever prosecuted for his official act. The framers of our constitution viewed an energetic executive as essential to securing liberty. If a president can be charged, put on trial and in prison for his most controversial decision as soon as he leaves office, that looming threat will distort the president s decisionmaking precisely when bold and fearless action is most needed. Every current president will face de facto blackmail and extortion by his political rivals while he is still in office. The implications of the courts decision here extend far beyond the facts of this case. Could president george w. Bush have been sent to prison for obstructing an official proceeding or allegedly lying to congress to induce war in iraq . Co
Imal prosecution, there can be no presidency as we know. For 234 years ofmecan history, no president was ever prosecuted for h oicial act. The framers of our constitution viedn energetic executive as essential to securing liberty. If a president can be charged, put on trial and in prison f his most controversial decision as soon as he leaves office, that looming threat will distort the president s decisionmaking precisely when bold and fearless action is mo nded. Every currt esident will face de facto blackmail and tortion by his political rivals while he is still i office. E implications of the courts decision here extend fareyd the facts of this case. Could president george w. Bush have been sent to prison for obstructing an official proceedi oallegedly lying to congress to induce war in iraq . Could president obama be charged with murder for killinu. Citizens abroad by drone strike . Could President Biden someday be charged with unlawfully inducing immigran tenter the country illega
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On the subject is important as important as the Supreme Court nomination, bipartisanship should be essential. That is what 60 votes does. Hat is nothing new it was a varmint by each of president obamas nominations. In my mind, 60 votes is the appropriate way to go. Whether there is a democratic president or republican president. Democratic Republican Senate senate. Lican because a 60 vote threshold is essential, those who say at the process ross is a that there are only two possible willts that the Senate Confirm this nominee or the republicans will use the Nuclear Option to confirm their choice are dead wrong. That is a false choice. If this nominee cannot meet the stain standards same standards that the republicans insisted upon for obamas republican Supreme Court nominees, the problem lies not with this senate, but with the nominee. It should not be to change the rules of the senate, but to change the nominee to someone who can earn 60 votes. 60 votes produces a mainstream candidate