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A speech for Biden
My fellow Americans,
248 years ago today, representatives of thirteen colonies met in Philadelphia and decided they didn't want to be ruled by a King any more. Over the next few years, they created a new nation whose leaders, even the highest, were elected by consent of the governed, and whose leaders, even the highest, were subject to the law.
As of three days ago, we no longer have that nation. According to the Supreme Court, a President exercising his Constitutional powers is above the law, absolutely immune from criminal charges no matter how illegal, corrupt, or self-serving his actions may be.
I don't want that privilege. I didn't ask for that privilege. Donald Trump asked for that privilege, and the Supreme Court gave it to him (and me, and every future President).
Now if I want to take bribes, sell pardons, vetoes, or appointments for millions of dollars each, I can do it. I may be impeached, perhaps even convicted and removed from office, but I'll never be charged with a crime. And the same goes for every future President.
Now if I want to order the US military to kidnap Donald Trump and the six Supreme Court justices who voted for this decision, or even kill them, I can do that too. I may be impeached, perhaps even convicted and removed from office, but I'll never be charged with a crime. And the same goes for every future President.
Of course, I won't do those things, because they are against the law, and I don't believe in Presidents being above the law. But the next President, or the one after that, might not have those scruples. Our nation cannot take that risk.
So I'm calling for a Constitutional Amendment to correct the Supreme Court's gross misunderstanding of our system of government. Presidents are not above the law, even -- or especially -- when they use the unique powers we've bestowed on them.
Good night, happy Independence Day, God bless you, and may God save America.
248 years ago today, representatives of thirteen colonies met in Philadelphia and decided they didn't want to be ruled by a King any more. Over the next few years, they created a new nation whose leaders, even the highest, were elected by consent of the governed, and whose leaders, even the highest, were subject to the law.
As of three days ago, we no longer have that nation. According to the Supreme Court, a President exercising his Constitutional powers is above the law, absolutely immune from criminal charges no matter how illegal, corrupt, or self-serving his actions may be.
I don't want that privilege. I didn't ask for that privilege. Donald Trump asked for that privilege, and the Supreme Court gave it to him (and me, and every future President).
Now if I want to take bribes, sell pardons, vetoes, or appointments for millions of dollars each, I can do it. I may be impeached, perhaps even convicted and removed from office, but I'll never be charged with a crime. And the same goes for every future President.
Now if I want to order the US military to kidnap Donald Trump and the six Supreme Court justices who voted for this decision, or even kill them, I can do that too. I may be impeached, perhaps even convicted and removed from office, but I'll never be charged with a crime. And the same goes for every future President.
Of course, I won't do those things, because they are against the law, and I don't believe in Presidents being above the law. But the next President, or the one after that, might not have those scruples. Our nation cannot take that risk.
So I'm calling for a Constitutional Amendment to correct the Supreme Court's gross misunderstanding of our system of government. Presidents are not above the law, even -- or especially -- when they use the unique powers we've bestowed on them.
Good night, happy Independence Day, God bless you, and may God save America.