“(With) today’s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed. For all practical purposes, there are virtually no limits on what the president can do. It’s a fundamentally new principle and it’s a dangerous precedent because the power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law even including the supreme court of the United States.”

Throughout his address, Biden underscored the gravity of the moment, emphasizing that the only barrier to the president’s authority now lies in the personal restraint of the officeholder. He warned vehemently against the prospect of Trump returning to power, painting a stark picture of the dangers such an outcome could pose.

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    6 months ago

    How on earth is it becoming a fascist because you remove pro fascist laws?

    That really is some mental gymnastics.

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      6 months ago

      Arbitrarily rewriting laws you don’t like sounds pretty fascist to me.

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          6 months ago

          Of course it’s arbitrary.

          It doesn’t take much self awareness to realise that having a president pick and choose which SCOTUS rulings they think are ok, is exactly the type of authoritarian autocrat you’re trying to avoid.

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          I think people think of fascism as specifically “murdering minorities” or something rather than a form of autocracy.