Replies to post #469608 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[blackhawks]

The charges in the 1/6 indictment and doc theft indictment are for his violation of his duties.

[sortagreen]

"POTUS has immunity when carrying out his duties outlined by the constitution."

I'm not sure shaking down a state's election officials is outlined in the Constitution.

Assembling a team of electors with forged documents doesn't seem to be in there either.

As a matter of fact, the Constitution specifies that states choose their electors. There doesn't seem to be any sort of role for the federal government in there at all.

Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.

[fuagf]

hap0206, Trump saw himself as a king of days long gone. You really think the Supremes could convince Trump he shouldn't believe
he could be one of those kings who believed they had total authority so long ago. Hitler he admires. Easy to understand why.

FACT CHECK: Trump Doesn't Have The Authority To Order States To 'Reopen'
April 14, 202012:43 PM ET

By Brian Naylor


When somebody's the president of the United States, the authority is total," President Trump said on Monday. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Updated at 4:15 p.m. ET

President Trump at a briefing Monday night made an assertion that likely would have surprised the framers of the U.S. Constitution: that as president, his authority is "total" and that he has the power to order states — which have told businesses to close and people to remain at home to limit the spread of the coronavirus — to reopen.

"The president of the United States calls the shots," Trump said. "They can't do anything without the approval of the president of the United States."

Trump said there were "numerous provisions" in the Constitution that give him that power but he didn't name any.

https://www.npr.org/2020/04/14/834040912/fact-check-trump-doesnt-have-the-authority-to-order-states-to-reopen

Trump actually meant to say 'When I am president..." He obviously doesn't see Biden with the authority he claimed for himself.

[janice shell]

some common sense is required...

It is indeed, and anyone who possesses it is aware that no president has the right to take nuclear secrets with him when he leaves office.

Additionally, inciting an insurrection, and attempting to impede the peaceful transfer of power is NOT part of any president's duties.