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With its ruling on Monday granting presidents immunity for official acts, the U.S. Supreme Court violates the Constitution.
The court is meant to decide matters of law, not to create new mandates. But it did just that with this ruling. By taking this case and ruling on it, the Supreme Court has greatly expanded presidential immunity against criminal prosecution.
This was supposed to be the court that held tight to the original intent of the framers of the Constitution. If the framers wanted immunity for the president, they would have stated as much.
This is the most hypocritical and self-serving court ever. The current president, under this ruling, should just disband these justices and start anew with judges who can understand our Constitution.
Clyde B. Morita
Kaneohe
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