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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(115,611 posts) Wed Jul 3, 2024, 12:01 PM Jul 2024

Stephen King's Trump Supreme Court Comment Goes Viral

Stephen King has expressed concern after the Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump has "some immunity" from prosecution.

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that former presidents have immunity for official acts conducted while in office, but not for unofficial acts. The ruling was related to the Department of Justice's election interference case, in which the 78-year-old is accused of attempting to overturn the 2020 general election. Trump has denied any wrongdoing and has repeatedly said the case is part of a political witch hunt aimed at derailing his presidential bid.

In response to the news, King took to X, formerly Twitter, to blast the decision.

Link to tweet

"In the name of 'originalism,' Trump's Supreme Court has taken a wrecking ball to the Constitution," the horror author said in a post that has received more than 1.2 million views. Newsweek has emailed Trump's campaign team for comment.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/stephen-king-s-trump-supreme-court-comment-goes-viral/ar-BB1phUEg

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Stephen King's Trump Supreme Court Comment Goes Viral (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2024 OP

Steven King's twisted horror imagination leftieNanner Jul 2024 #1

The Stand by Stephen King came pretty close to it. sheshe2 Jul 2024 #4

Haven't read it but intend to at least see the most recent adaptation ColinC Jul 2024 #9

Excellent book. Evolve Dammit Jul 2024 #12

It's a must read. sheshe2 Jul 2024 #13

At this point it seems more like The Langoliers 0rganism Jul 2024 #15

And, speaking of originalism, Dale in Laurel MD Jul 2024 #2

New inscription needed above the enterance to the SCOTUS building: Attilatheblond Jul 2024 #3

By "original" they mean only white, male landowners need apply travelingthrulife Jul 2024 #16

K&R Blue Owl Jul 2024 #5

I'm still trying to find that presidential immunity in the U.S. Constitution Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2024 #6

You won't find it. We escaped England because of that shit. onecaliberal Jul 2024 #7

Robber Baron Roberts, Clearance Thomas, Mockalito, Coathanger Barrett, Goreysucker, and Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2024 #8

There assuredly cannot be any expectation Kalifornia9 Jul 2024 #10

One of the first tweets I saw on the SC decision Monday morning, and one of the tweets I included highplainsdem Jul 2024 #11

They completely ignored the original document and it's wording. Ligyron Jul 2024 #14

leftieNanner

(15,702 posts)

1. Steven King's twisted horror imagination

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2024, 12:16 PM

Jul 2024

Probably couldn't have made up what is happening now.

Good for you, Steven!

sheshe2

(87,705 posts)

4. The Stand by Stephen King came pretty close to it.

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 3, 2024, 12:47 PM

Jul 2024

ColinC

(10,784 posts)

9. Haven't read it but intend to at least see the most recent adaptation

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 3, 2024, 02:42 PM

Jul 2024

Evolve Dammit

(18,783 posts)

12. Excellent book.

Reply to ColinC (Reply #9)

Wed Jul 3, 2024, 02:58 PM

Jul 2024

sheshe2

(87,705 posts)

13. It's a must read.

Reply to ColinC (Reply #9)

Wed Jul 3, 2024, 03:01 PM

Jul 2024

I have read it several times and watched the TV adaption…never as good as the book but worth a watch.

0rganism

(24,687 posts)

15. At this point it seems more like The Langoliers

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 3, 2024, 03:06 PM

Jul 2024

Huge sections of reality outright vanishing into the maws of uncaring "law-keepers". Wait, wasn't that activity regulated by the federal government? Not anymore! Wait, weren't we free to do this other thing without interference? Not anymore! Wait, isn't there an agency to handle my request? Guess what?

Entire chunks of constitutional reality, centuries of precedent, rewritten almost instantly to the ambient sound of "nom nom nom".

Dale in Laurel MD

(754 posts)

2. And, speaking of originalism,

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2024, 12:18 PM

Jul 2024

they have turned the framers' intentions entirely on their head and ignored original intent.

Attilatheblond

(4,332 posts)

3. New inscription needed above the enterance to the SCOTUS building:

Reply to Dale in Laurel MD (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 3, 2024, 12:26 PM

Jul 2024

"God Save the King!" seems a more accurate statement for the actions of the Roberts Court of Jesters and psychophants.

travelingthrulife

(796 posts)

16. By "original" they mean only white, male landowners need apply

Reply to Dale in Laurel MD (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 4, 2024, 09:21 AM

Jul 2024

n/t

Blue Owl

(54,808 posts)

5. K&R

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2024, 01:46 PM

Jul 2024

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,599 posts)

6. I'm still trying to find that presidential immunity in the U.S. Constitution

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2024, 02:02 PM

Jul 2024

Anybody happen to have a copy of Robber Baron Roberts' secret decoder ring?

onecaliberal

(36,033 posts)

7. You won't find it. We escaped England because of that shit.

Reply to Hermit-The-Prog (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 3, 2024, 02:38 PM

Jul 2024

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,599 posts)

8. Robber Baron Roberts, Clearance Thomas, Mockalito, Coathanger Barrett, Goreysucker, and

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #7)

Wed Jul 3, 2024, 02:42 PM

Jul 2024

Beer Bong Weenie Waver must have secret decoder rings that let them read the hidden messages in the U.S. Constitution.

Either that, or they're just a Subversive Court trying to remake the U.S. to fit their dystopian, dysfunctional, hateful, autocratic, extremist vision.

Kalifornia9

(56 posts)

10. There assuredly cannot be any expectation

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2024, 02:46 PM

Jul 2024

That this would be applied fairly. This would only allow the justices to move the goalpost of any damn thing no matter how deplorable into the "official duty" folder for their pet Trump, "unofficial" and disallowed for Biden or other Dem. Not fooled.
Just like McTurtule disallowed Obama's SC pick but same rule didn't apply after.

highplainsdem

(52,531 posts)

11. One of the first tweets I saw on the SC decision Monday morning, and one of the tweets I included

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2024, 02:55 PM

Jul 2024

here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219085071

Ligyron

(7,904 posts)

14. They completely ignored the original document and it's wording.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2024, 03:03 PM

Jul 2024

Anyone with a 6th grade education can read the relevant phrases and there's nothing in the "original" about such powers, quite the opposite if anything.

They just made that shit up out of thin air.

They've also ignored all previous rulings, taken away women's hard earned reproductive rights, damn near eliminated the powers of regulatory agencies and criminalized poverty.

The only way to be rid of them is for them to either quit, which they won't, or they have to die.

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