Blazing and Beauteous Reader!
You are merely a genius, not a god, I know…..
But since we have a new Immunity Ruling from the SCOTUS, I have just one question:
What law would you like to be immune from?
And by “law” I include the laws of man, the laws of motion, the laws of fashion, the laws of religion, the laws of etiquette, the laws of nature, and the laws of the Supreme Court of the United States.
I’m sorry, E. Jean. Normally, I can say funny things here, but I am really devastated by this ruling. It isn’t as if we can fix it with a Constitutional Amendment BECAUSE THERE IS NO CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION FOR PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY. It’s the opposite of the intentions of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The justices just made this up. They have violated their oaths of office. We have a huge and unprecedented problem. This is actually worse than the Dred Scott Decision in that we don’t know if we can sustain this system of government if Presidents can operate like Roman Emperors.
They also made it legal for civil servants to take bribes as long as the reward came after the corrupt action.
They are so powerful as it is, the Supreme Court justices, and they have violated the very notion of rule of law.
I am more than worried. My husband and I are considering whether to move to Canada. I have graduate student loans I am paying off through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and consequently need to stay at least three more years working in a public service capacity (as a college professor in my case) in order to pay off the loans. In an America where no one is above the law, this was a joy, not just a duty.
I respect Mr. Biden saying he would not commit crimes in office even if he could not be prosecuted for them. I appreciate that. How many presidents are we going to have to trust this way?
Congresswoman Occasio-Cortez is bringing articles of impeachment to DC after the Independence Day break. I wholly support her, but do you really think Mike Johnson is going to bring these to the floor for a vote? And if he were to in an actual “Moses” moment do so, do we think they would pass?
I am sticking around to vote in the next election. I am sticking around to work off my student loans, as I am a woman of my word. I will obey the laws of this nation and hope to bless those with whom I come into contact. But what IS law when the people who determine its highest application simply invent things without respecting precedent or the black letter words of the Constitution they are intended to arbitrate, taking actual bribes from actual billionaires with actual Hitler memorabilia?
I am a woman of faith, and I am praying for this nation. I pray for you, E. Jean. I pray for the Confab. I pray for uppity women everywhere.
I would like to be exempt from the 2016 Electoral College law that made Donald "president" and caused ALL THIS INSANITY!!!