“(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.
If he has now got supreme power couldn’t he just declare that the president doesn’t have supreme power, and hey presto it’s gone?
Not really… It’s not that anything he says instantly becomes law, it’s only that he can’t be charged with committing a crime. It’s not a cheat code that lets him create or modify any law because the change or new law just won’t be recognized by the government. It isn’t a crime, per se, it just gets ignored. Or it gets voted on and the GOP squashes it.
Gotcha. Thanks for the explanation!