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"We are confident that the fair-minded Supreme Court will unanimously affirm the civil rights of President Trump, and the voting rights of all Americans."

"[T]he legal arguments against disqualification are ultimately unsound, and most are very weak."

"[M]y bet is that... even the liberal justices will lean toward allowing voters to decide whether Trump is fit to be president."

Barring Trump from public office "would be the mildest of punishments."

The Jan. 6 riot "is something that could disqualify him, under our rules, and under the constitution."

"The former president's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, and the resulting attack on the US Capitol, place him squarely within the ambit of the disqualification clause."

"[A] plain and fair reading of Section 3... demonstrates that Trump is constitutionally disqualified from holding future public office."

"I think it's really actually very clearcut... [Section 3 is] in general language, and so it applies to anyone who incites an insurrection or rebellion."

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US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) proposed on Thursday a bill called the "No Kings Act," which would reassert that presidents have no prosecutorial immunity for criminal acts and reverse a precedent established by the Supreme Court last month.

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SCOTUS ruled in Trump v. United States that all presidents have "absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority" and "at least presumptive immunity" for official acts, but "no immunity for unofficial acts."

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This comes as earlier this week Pres. Joe Biden called on Congress to pass a bill to limit presidential immunity and impose term limits and an enforceable ethics code on SCOTUS justices.

Guardian

Joined by 34 Democratic co-sponsors, Schumer said the bill would be "the fastest and most efficient method to correcting" what he called a grave precedent set by the court.

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If passed, the bill would allow the Justice Department to indict any president or vice president — either current or former — in any applicable district court or the District of Columbia's district court, removing the SCOTUS appellate jurisdiction over any related criminal proceedings or challenges to the statute itself.

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The "No Kings Act" is silent about civil presidential immunity under Nixon v. Fitzgerald, on which Chief Justice Roberts based his decision in Trump v. United States.

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US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) proposed a bill called the "No Kings Act" Thursday, which would strip presidents of any prosecutorial immunity for alleged criminal acts. This follows the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of  immunity for Trump in his criminal cases.

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SCOTUS ruled that presidents have "absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority," "at least presumptive immunity...for all his official acts," but "no immunity for unofficial acts."

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Schumer, who was joined by over 24 Democrat co-sponsors, said the bill would be a "method to correcting the grave precedent" set by the court.

If passed, the bill would allow the Justice Department to indict any president or vice president — either current or former — in any district court. Those who wish to challenge the law would have 180 days to do so, and their case would be decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

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This follows Pres. Joe Biden's call on Congress to pass a bill limiting presidential immunity as well as imposing term limits and an enforceable ethics code on SCOTUS justices.

SCOTUS' ruling was not based on legal precedent or thoughtful debate between conservative and liberal justices, but rather an explicit attempt to turn future far-right presidents into dictators. Given the court's super majority of pro-Trump justices, coupled with its current status of life-time terms and lack of an ethics code, the only way to reign in their power and that of their friends in government is to codify a new law banning such ludicrous legal theories.

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Schumer Unveils No Kings Act to Undo Supreme Court Presidential Immunity Ruling

The Democrats are projecting their nefarious goals with respect to SCOTUS onto the Republican Party. The court's ruling was a very mild one that simply asserted the right of president's — and not just Trump, but all presidents from either party — to govern without fear of being prosecuted by their opponents after leaving office. The Democrats don't want to reform the court—they want to completely redesign it to give themselves absolute power over the country.

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Schumer Heeds Biden's Call With the No Kings Act

There is an 8% chance that there will be any change to the composition of the Supreme Court in 2024, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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Schumer Takes Aim at SCOTUS Immunity Ruling, Proposes 'No Kings Act'

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The SCOTUS ruling was not based on legal precedent or thoughtful debate between conservative and liberal justices, but rather an explicit attempt to turn future far-right presidents into dictators. Given the court's super majority of pro-Trump justices, coupled with its current status of life-time terms and lack of an ethics code, the only way to reign in their power and that of their friends in government is to codify a new law banning such ludicrous legal theories.

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