Comment on If Biden wanted to could he have people kill Trump since he is in office and SCOTUS said it was ok?
orcrist@lemm.ee 2 months ago
If it’s an official act, yes. It’s not hard to tell a story where it becomes an official act. I I think he could still be impeached FWIW.
Because of Trump’s unhinged tactics, we know that top military leaders and (presumably) TLA bigwigs have discussed what they would do in situations like this. What you’re describing is very close to a coup d’etat, and in a situation where they get ordered to perform such an action, do they do it? What was framed as a question of SCOTUS rulings becomes, in reality, the question, “Am I willing to throw this entire democracy away on this President’s absurd orders?” Every high-up in government knows this… They signed up to serve the people, not a dictator.
Of course we have no idea how each person would act, but my point is that pure legality is only one challenge Biden would have to overcome if he wanted to do such a (horrible) thing.
GuyDudeman@lemmy.world 2 months ago
What if Biden himself pulled the trigger?
Tyfud@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Then the same rules apply, but for the people looking to arrest him.
Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Do they though? One could ask if it is within the president’s official authority and responsibilities to personally carry out an assassination. I think they’d rule that it is not an official act, because in no way is that part of the office.