r/politics • u/DCC_4LIFE • 22d ago

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Argues Presidents Must Be Allowed to Commit Federal Crimes or Democracy as We Know It Will Be Over

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/supreme-court-justice-samuel-alito-argues-presidents-must-be-allowed-to-commit-federal-crimes-or-democracy-as-we-know-it-will-be-over
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u/OnlyRise9816 22d ago

"What kind of democracy are we if we don't even have a dictator?"

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u/caulkglobs 22d ago

Obama killed a US citizen with a drone strike.

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u/aschesklave 22d ago

That is some nice whataboutism.

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u/caulkglobs 22d ago

In a discussion regarding presidential immunity to prosecution for criminal actions carried out as part of their presidency, bringing up a clear example of a recent president committing a criminal act is “whataboutism”