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padjo | 4 days ago

This is a really silly take. The whole reason for separation of powers is so that the executive can be bound by laws created by the legislative as adjudicated by the judiciary. Saying that the people in the executive are above the law undermines this completely.

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Ajedi32|3 days ago

This doesn't say the executive is above the law, it says you can't prosecute the president for doing his job, just like you can't prosecute judges for their rulings on the bench or members of congress for their votes on the floor.

padjo|3 days ago

I don't really see an equivalence between those very specific and limited acts and vast swathe of things covered by "official acts" of a President.