The Supreme Court just turned the President into a monarch. Not even a constitutional monarch but an absolute monarch. A monarch not subject to the law. When one cannot be prosecuted for something—anything—committed while in office, the Constitut… Read on blog or Reader Nicola Griffith Read on blog or Reader The Supreme Right of Kings By Nicola Griffith on July 2, 2024 The Supreme Court just turned the President into a monarch. Not even a constitutional monarch but an absolute monarch. A monarch not subject to the law. When one cannot be prosecuted for something—anything—committed while in office, the Constitution becomes not worth the parchment it's written on. This ruling is the worst ruling I know of. I cannot imagine anything more likely to destroy democracy in the United States. To quote the Guardian: In her dissent, the justice Sonia Sotomayor listed some of the things that the president can now do without consequence, according to the majority. "Orders the Navy's Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune," she writes. "Organizes a military coup to hold onto power? Immune. Take a bribe in exchange for a pardon? Immune. Immune, immune, immune … The relationship between the president and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably. In every use of official power, the president is now a kind above the law. Sotomayor's dissent is among the most alarmed and mournful pieces of legal writing I have ever read. She concludes it: "With fear for our democracy, I dissent." The President is now a king. I fear for the world. I do not exaggerate. Comment You can also reply to this email to leave a comment.

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