LOS ANGELES – President Biden on Saturday night said he expects the winner of this year’s presidential election will likely have the chance to fill two vacancies on the Supreme Court – a decision he warned would be “one of the scariest parts” if his Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, is successful in his bid for a second term.

  • KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world
    221·
    5 months ago

    Or if he’d have six Justices assassinated as an official act, making him immune to prosecution according to the Republicans.

    • KevonLooney@lemm.ee
      5·
      5 months ago

      Obviously that’s a terrible idea, but what is stopping a dictator from doing that in the US? The Supreme Court is the arbiter of whether things are legal. Literally what is stopping a dictatorial president from killing or threatening the Justices and replacing them with cronies?

      Yet another argument for term limits on Justices.