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• Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  If he went to their homes and strangled them himself?

  I was actually think of him pulling a Vlad the Impaler and inviting them over for dinner.

  The UCMJ isn’t just guidelines. It’s actual rules. And murder is still illegal.

  If there’s anything I learned from the Trump years, hell even the Bush II years, is that there are no rules if no one enforces them.

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• Muehe@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  IANAL, but there is the presidential power to pardon. So the president could in theory give an illegal order (as long as it is an official act they have immunity) and promise a presidential pardon once the order is fulfilled (therefore extending immunity to the perpetrator). Meaning the president can entirely circumvent the UCMJ.

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  • atrielienz@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    And those people would still face state charges because that’s how that works. You can’t get a presidential pardon for state crimes.

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    • ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Can you face state charges for murder if you’re already facing federal charges for the same killing (you crossed state lines)? That sounds like double jeopardy to me.

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      • atrielienz@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yes. You can face state and federal charges separately. Double jeopardy is when they charge for the same crime twice in the same court (state or federal), after you’ve either been convicted or been acquitted.

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    • EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      So do it in DC

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      • atrielienz@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The Criminal Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia is responsible for processing all local criminal matters including felony, misdemeanor, District of Columbia code violations and criminal traffic cases.

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    • Muehe@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Ok yeah fair enough, that sounds reasonable. But to my knowledge the UMCJ is a federal law, not a state law, so how does that line of argument factor in there? You cited that as an example of checks and balances that would prevent people from following illegal orders, but it being a federal law still means the president could circumvent it with the official order plus pardon combo, at least if my understanding of this new supreme court ruling is correct.

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      • atrielienz@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Because (just like in NY with Trump, and specific charges, if a crime is committed within a state the state has the right to prosecute regardless of impeachment or federal charges. The UCMJ is technically federal law. But we’re looking at three different aspects of lawful charges for persons who might commit a crime per the Presidents order. The president could absolutely pardon the persons involved. But only at the federal level. There’s nothing stopping the state or states from prosecuting the same individual. It’s not just one set of checks and balances is my point. The department of justice can also bring charges regardless of UCMJ tribunal (Court Material). Which is really where double jeopardy should kick in but doesn’t for service members.

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• Cryophilia@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Plenty of people willing to go to jail for 20 years to preserve democracy.

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  • atrielienz@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If there were someone would have taken a shot at Trump long before now.

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