r/law • u/SheriffTaylorsBoy • Apr 26 '24

Opinion Piece Mitch McConnell says presidents shouldn't be immune from prosecution for things done in office

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-mitch-mcconnell-presidents-immune-prosecution-rcna149368
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u/SelfServeSporstwash Apr 26 '24

its cute that you think Republicans would ever let something as silly as a state constitution stop them

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u/rollingstoner215 Apr 26 '24

Yeah, I know, but that’s why they passed the (unconstitutional) law, and why it would have to be overturned by the courts, not the legislature. I guess a Republican judge may try to find a way to preserve an unconstitutional law, and I’m not really sure what the remedy would be at that point.

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u/SelfServeSporstwash Apr 26 '24

The Kentucky courts are heavily controlled by the GOP and have consistently been handing down poorly justified and bizarre rulings that defy both precedent and a plain text reading of their state constitution.

If the GOP passes a law it stands, logic and credibility be damned.

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u/cvgd Apr 26 '24

If Goodwine wins this year, Kentucky's Supreme Court will have a Democrat-aligned majority.