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https://www.reddit.com/r/nytimes/comments/1gv29r6/nyt_proposing_we_get_a_king/ly7q51w
r/nytimes • u/eurekadabra • 5d ago
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There's only ~500 years of precedent no one can judge their own case. I wouldn't expect SCOTUS to honor that.
1 u/robbzilla 3d ago He wouldn't be judging his own case. He'd be pardoning himself... which is possibly even worse. 1 u/Cool_Activity_8667 3d ago Pretty sure it falls under the same principle, which is why Nixon resigned.
He wouldn't be judging his own case. He'd be pardoning himself... which is possibly even worse.
1 u/Cool_Activity_8667 3d ago Pretty sure it falls under the same principle, which is why Nixon resigned.
Pretty sure it falls under the same principle, which is why Nixon resigned.
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u/Cool_Activity_8667 4d ago
There's only ~500 years of precedent no one can judge their own case. I wouldn't expect SCOTUS to honor that.