TELL CONGRESS: No matter what the extreme, reckless, anti-democratic
SCOTUS “absolute immunity” decision says, America is still a democracy.
Sign the petition: Undo the Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling. Pass
the No Kings Act!
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Hi,
Trump was facing charges for interfering in the 2020 election and
mishandling classified documents. He was convicted of 34 felony counts in
his hush money case. But the Supreme Court’s extreme, reckless,
anti-democratic “absolute immunity” ruling allowed Trump to escape real
accountability long enough to win a second term as president.
The SCOTUS ruling let Trump off the hook just long enough to get back to
the White House. But Congress can still invalidate the “absolute immunity”
decision and say no president is above the law, not even Trump, if they
pass the No Kings Act.^1
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Pass the No Kings Act now!
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Three Trump-appointed justices plus Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and
John Roberts — all issued a decision that directly helped Trump and gave
presidents frightening new powers.
In her dissenting opinion on the absolute immunity ruling, Justice Sonia
Sotomayor wrote, "In every use of official power, the president is now a
king above the law." She added that she feared for our democracy.^2 Her
sentiment is brought into even starker focus with Trump set to take office
again in January.
The No Kings Act would undo the Trump immunity ruling and assert that
presidents don’t have immunity for criminal actions.^3 Congress must take
action now before it’s too late.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Tell Congress to overturn the disastrous right-wing
SCOTUS decision to give American presidents absolute immunity by passing
the No Kings Act.
Thanks for taking action,
Joey and the team at Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. PBS, “Schumer introduces ‘No Kings Act’ in response to Supreme Court’s
presidential immunity ruling,” [ [link removed] ]August 1, 2024.
2. Associated Press, “Sotomayor’s dissent: A president should not be a
‘king above the law,’” [ [link removed] ]July 1, 2024.
3. PBS, “Schumer introduces ‘No Kings Act’ in response to Supreme Court’s
presidential immunity ruling,” [ [link removed] ]August 1, 2024.
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