Trump's Bid to Stand Above the Law
May 9, 2020 14:12:02 #
A brilliant opinion that concerns the rule of law here in the United States.
Tomorrow marks the 26th anniversary of the inauguration of Nelson Mandela as the first black president of South Africa, reminding us that we are capable of radical change for the good.
I hope the Supreme Court makes this case a catalyst for a move away from the lawlessness of this administration and the Republican Party and towards a more just society.
"In a March 27 brief to the court, the president’s lawyers provided a new twist — that it is even more important not to distract the president given the Covid-19 crisis, as “the nation requires the president’s undivided attention.” But as Justice Antonin Scalia observed in the oral arguments in Clinton v. Jones, when a president is so busy “that he’ll never be seen playing golf for the rest of his administration,” then, and only then, should the court worry whether subpoenas would interfere with his ability to do his job."
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/opinion/supreme-court-trump-executive-privilege.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
Tomorrow marks the 26th anniversary of the inauguration of Nelson Mandela as the first black president of South Africa, reminding us that we are capable of radical change for the good.
I hope the Supreme Court makes this case a catalyst for a move away from the lawlessness of this administration and the Republican Party and towards a more just society.
"In a March 27 brief to the court, the president’s lawyers provided a new twist — that it is even more important not to distract the president given the Covid-19 crisis, as “the nation requires the president’s undivided attention.” But as Justice Antonin Scalia observed in the oral arguments in Clinton v. Jones, when a president is so busy “that he’ll never be seen playing golf for the rest of his administration,” then, and only then, should the court worry whether subpoenas would interfere with his ability to do his job."
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/opinion/supreme-court-trump-executive-privilege.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
May 9, 2020 19:48:56 #
PaulPisces wrote:
A brilliant opinion that concerns the rule of law ... (show quote)
Excellent point...
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