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Democrats Got Their Dream Wish, Now They Have To Live With It<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

There is a stunning number of ironies<\/strong> in the Trump-Biden rematch. At the top of the list is Biden\u2019s belief that he is the only one<\/strong> who could beat Trump.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

Wish Granted<\/strong><\/h2>\n

At a NATO conference on March 24, 2022\u00a0Biden quipped to a reporter<\/a>\u00a0\u201cIn the next election, I\u2019d be very fortunate if I had that same man running against me.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

Comedian\u00a0Bill Maher Commented<\/a>: \u201cThe whole rationale for Biden running has always been I\u2019m the only guy who can beat Trump. Now I think it\u2019s inverted. He\u2019s the only guy who can lose to him<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

King of Student Loans<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In a press conference briefing in July of 2021, then House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stated the\u00a0Constitutional Facts on Student Loans<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president can\u2019t do it,\u201d Pelosi said, at a press briefing. \u201cThat\u2019s not even a discussion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pelosi said any student debt forgiveness would have to be carried out by Congress. Other people in her party have said otherwise.<\/p>\n

On June 30, 2023, the SCOTUSblog reported\u00a0Supreme Court Strikes Down Biden Student-Loan Forgiveness Program<\/a><\/p>\n

But that did not stop the king of student loans. He went ahead with another unconstitutional work around, then bragged about it.<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court Didn\u2019t Stop Me<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In a\u00a0White House Briefing<\/a>\u00a0on February 4, 2024, Biden bragged \u201cThe Supreme Court of the United States blocked me, but they didn\u2019t stop me.<\/em>\u201c<\/p>\n

Immunity for Official Acts<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On July 1, 2024 the Supreme Court ruled the President has immunity for official acts.<\/p>\n

I commented,\u00a0The Left is Aghast at the Correct Supreme Court Immunity Decision on Trump<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

In a 6-3 decision, the SC that held the President has immunity for official acts. It was not a complete victory for Trump. In fact, the Court rejected Trump\u2019s base case.<\/p>\n

That was my opinion but it was entirely based on the actual\u00a0\u00a0Supreme Court Ruling<\/a>. Here are a couple of snips from the Court, subtitles mine.<\/p>\n

Court Blasts Trump\u2019s Base Case to Outer Space<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Trump asserts a far broader immunity than the limited one the Court recognizes<\/em>, contending that the indictment must be dismissed because the Impeachment Judgment Clause requires that impeachment and Senate conviction precede a President\u2019s criminal prosecution. But the text of the Clause does not address whether and on what conduct a President may be prosecuted if he was never impeached and convicted. See Art. I, \u00a73, cl. 7.\u00a0Historical evidence likewise lends little support to Trump\u2019s position<\/em>. The Federalist Papers on which Trump relies concerned the checks available against a sitting President; they did not endorse or even consider whether the Impeachment Judgment Clause immunizes a former President from prosecution. Transforming the political process of impeachment into a necessary step in the enforcement of criminal law finds little support in the text of the Constitution or the structure of the Nation\u2019s Government.<\/p>\n

Trump claimed to have absolute immunity. The Court blasted that claim to outer space. Again from the ruling \u2026<\/p>\n

Distinguishing Official Acts From Unofficial Ones<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The first step in deciding whether a former President is entitled to immunity from a particular prosecution is to distinguish his official from unofficial actions. \u2026<\/p>\n

Presidents cannot be indicted based on conduct for which they are immune from prosecution.\u00a0On remand, the District Court must carefully analyze the indictment\u2019s remaining allegations to determine whether they too involve conduct for which a President must be immune from prosecution<\/em>. And the parties and the District Court must ensure that sufficient allegations support the indictment\u2019s charges without such conduct.<\/p>\n

Distinguishing official acts from unofficial ones requires a prosecutorial hearing or fact finding mission to establish what is or is not an official act and what is or is not a constitutional act.<\/p>\n

Such hearings are standard procedure for official acts. The Court merely extended the standard procedure to the office of president.<\/p>\n

Contrary to hyperventilation by the Left, the SC ruling does not protect the President from unofficial acts or unconstitutional acts.<\/p>\n

Truman Example<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If the President claims authority to act but in fact exercises mere \u201cindividual will\u201d and \u201cauthority without law,\u201d the courts may say so. Youngstown, 343 U. S., at 655 (Jackson, J., concurring).\u00a0In Youngstown, for instance, we held that President Truman exceeded his constitutional authority when he seized most of the Nation\u2019s steel mills<\/em>.<\/p>\n

On grounds of national defense, Truman tried to seize steel mills. The Court quickly told Truman no, that\u2019s unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

Court Synopsis<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The court rejected Trump\u2019s base case, properly cited Truman as an unconstitutional example, and specifically applied its ruling to official acts.<\/p>\n

Importantly, official acts must be constitutional!<\/p>\n

Truman was acting \u201cofficially\u201d, but not \u201cconstitutionally\u201d.<\/p>\n

The King Moans About Kings<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Following the SC Ruling, Biden gave a speech \u201cI Dissent<\/a>\u201c<\/p>\n

This nation was founded on the principle that there are no kings in America.\u00a0 Each \u2014 each of us is equal before the law.\u00a0 No one \u2014 no one is above the law, not even the president of the United States.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

With today\u2019s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed.\u00a0 For all \u2014 for all practical purposes, today\u2019s decision almost certainly means that there are virtually no limits on what a president can do.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Given Biden\u2019s forceful flouting of the Supreme Court not only is that dripping with irony, it\u2019s also a blatant, purposeful lie as any careful reading of the actual ruling shows.<\/p>\n

But that did not stop major hyperventilation from the Left including this nonsensical headline from the Huffington Post:\u00a0Supreme Court Gives Joe Biden The Legal OK To Assassinate Donald Trump<\/a><\/p>\n

Did anyone bother to read the ruling before commenting?<\/em><\/p>\n

A Delusional Defense of Biden\u2019s Health<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There is a stunning number of ironies in the Trump-Biden rematch. At the top of the list is Biden\u2019s belief that he is the only one who could beat Trump. Wish Granted At a NATO conference on March 24, 2022 Biden quipped to a reporter \u201cIn the next election, I\u2019d be very fortunate if I had that same man running against me.\u201d Comedian Bill Maher Commented: \u201cThe whole rationale for Biden running has always been I\u2019m the only guy who can beat Trump. Now I think it\u2019s inverted. He\u2019s the only guy who can lose to him.\u201d King of Student Loans In a press conference briefing in July of 2021, then House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stated the Constitutional Facts on Student Loans. \u201cThe president can\u2019t do it,\u201d Pelosi said, at a press briefing. \u201cThat\u2019s not even a discussion.\u201d Pelosi said any student debt forgiveness would have to be carried out by Congress. Other people in her party have said otherwise. On June 30, 2023, the SCOTUSblog reported Supreme Court Strikes Down Biden Student-Loan Forgiveness Program But that did not stop the king of student loans. He went ahead with another unconstitutional work around, then bragged about it. The Supreme Court Didn\u2019t Stop Me In a White House Briefing on February 4, 2024, Biden bragged \u201cThe Supreme Court of the United States blocked me, but they didn\u2019t stop me.\u201c Immunity for Official Acts On July 1, 2024 the Supreme Court ruled the President has immunity for official acts. I commented, The Left is Aghast at the Correct Supreme Court Immunity Decision on Trump In a 6-3 decision, the SC that held the President has immunity for official acts. It was not a complete victory for Trump. In fact, the Court rejected Trump\u2019s base case. That was my opinion but it was entirely based on the actual Supreme Court Ruling. Here are a couple of snips from the Court, subtitles mine. Court Blasts Trump\u2019s Base Case to Outer Space Trump asserts a far broader immunity than the limited one the Court recognizes, contending that the indictment must be dismissed because the Impeachment Judgment Clause requires that impeachment and Senate conviction precede a President\u2019s criminal prosecution. But the text of the Clause does not address whether and on what conduct a President may be prosecuted if he was never impeached and convicted. See Art. I, \u00a73, cl. 7. Historical evidence likewise lends little support to Trump\u2019s position. The Federalist Papers on which Trump relies concerned the checks available against a sitting President; they did not endorse or even consider whether the Impeachment Judgment Clause immunizes a former President from prosecution. Transforming the political process of impeachment into a necessary step in the enforcement of criminal law finds little support in the text of the Constitution or the structure of the Nation\u2019s Government. Trump claimed to have absolute immunity. The Court blasted that claim to outer space. Again from the ruling \u2026 Distinguishing Official Acts From Unofficial Ones The first step in deciding whether a former President is entitled to immunity from a particular prosecution is to distinguish his official from unofficial actions. \u2026 Presidents cannot be indicted based on conduct for which they are immune from prosecution. On remand, the District Court must carefully analyze the indictment\u2019s remaining allegations to determine whether they too involve conduct for which a President must be immune from prosecution. And the parties and the District Court must ensure that sufficient allegations support the indictment\u2019s charges without such conduct. Distinguishing official acts from unofficial ones requires a prosecutorial hearing or fact finding mission to establish what is or is not an official act and what is or is not a constitutional act. Such hearings are standard procedure for official acts. The Court merely extended the standard procedure to the office of president. Contrary to hyperventilation by the Left, the SC ruling does not protect the President from unofficial acts or unconstitutional acts. Truman Example If the President claims authority to act but in fact exercises mere \u201cindividual will\u201d and \u201cauthority without law,\u201d the courts may say so. Youngstown, 343 U. S., at 655 (Jackson, J., concurring). In Youngstown, for instance, we held that President Truman exceeded his constitutional authority when he seized most of the Nation\u2019s steel mills. On grounds of national defense, Truman tried to seize steel mills. The Court quickly told Truman no, that\u2019s unconstitutional. Court Synopsis The court rejected Trump\u2019s base case, properly cited Truman as an unconstitutional example, and specifically applied its ruling to official acts. Importantly, official acts must be constitutional! Truman was acting \u201cofficially\u201d, but not \u201cconstitutionally\u201d. The King Moans About Kings Following the SC Ruling, Biden gave a speech \u201cI Dissent\u201c This nation was founded on the principle that there are no kings in America. Each \u2014 each of us is equal before the law. No one \u2014 no one is above the law, not even the president of the United States. With today\u2019s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed. For all \u2014 for all practical purposes, today\u2019s decision almost certainly means that there are virtually no limits on what a president can do. Given Biden\u2019s forceful flouting of the Supreme Court not only is that dripping with irony, it\u2019s also a blatant, purposeful lie as any careful reading of the actual ruling shows. But that did not stop major hyperventilation from the Left including this nonsensical headline from the Huffington Post: Supreme Court Gives Joe Biden The Legal OK To Assassinate Donald Trump Did anyone bother to read the ruling before commenting? A Delusional Defense of Biden\u2019s Health \u201cHe\u2019s probably in better health than most of us.\u201d What?! Nate Silver replied, \u201cThey can\u2019t tell the truth, that their candidate is well below the threshold of someone who should be president for another 4 years, so they tell obvious lies that nobody but the dumbest partisans will buy.\u201d In another bit of delusional madness \u2026 Biden Says \u2018My Son Has Done Nothing Wrong\u2019 On May 7, 2023, the Wall Street Journal reported \u2018My Son Has Done Nothing Wrong\u2019 \u201cMy son has done nothing wrong,\u201d the President said on MSNBC. \u201cI trust him. I have faith in him, and it impacts my Presidency by making me feel proud of him.\u201d Not Confidence Inspiring The Guardian comments Joe Biden is taking advice from his son, Hunter. This does not inspire confidence. The Biden clan gathered at Camp David on Sunday and, according to multiple reports, urged him to \u201ckeep fighting\u201d. The New York Times stated: \u201cOne of the strongest voices imploring Mr Biden to resist pressure to drop out was his son, Hunter Biden, whom the president has long leaned on for advice.\u201d Which doesn\u2019t exactly inspire confidence: Hunter has poor judgment and a well-documented history of scandals. (To be clear, I am not sneering at his drug use; addicts deserve empathy. Drugs aside, his questionable business dealings and chaotic personal life make it difficult to look at Hunter and think: \u201cYeah, that\u2019s a guy I should take advice from.\u201d) Three Hunter Ironies The Hunter irony is threefold. First, the president is taking advice from someone whose motive is clearly suspect. Second, the President goes around calling Trump a convicted felon. The third irony is the New York trial was so flawed conviction is highly likely to be overturned but the Hunter felony will stand. A Travesty of Justice On May 30, Trump was convicted of a felony. Ironically, no one can precisely say what the felony is. I commented Trump Found Guilty \u2013 a Travesty of Justice for America A misdemeanor, on which the Statute of Limitations had run out, was used to produced 34 felony counts on committing a Federal offense for which he was not charged. They will say \u201cNo one is above the law\u201d. Indeed. But no one should be beneath the law either. Every effort has been made to put Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, and Hillary Clinton above the law. And every effort has been made to put Trump beneath the law, including judicial instructions. I am outraged and I don\u2019t even care for Trump. Everyone should be outraged. The trial was unfair because there should not have been a trial at all. On Getting Their Wish So, here we are. Biden got his wish that nearly all Democrats now regret. The DNC went along, greasing the wheels for a renomination and eliminating debate despite (or was it because of) the President\u2019s increasingly obvious senility. Judging from a recent cornucopia of posts on the New York Times, Washington Post, the Guardian, etc., Democrats have a new wish, for Biden to step down. Sorry, the wish fairy only grants one political wish. It\u2019s now up to Jill or Hunter to convince Joe to stand down. That does not look promising now. However, there\u2019s a decent chance the President soon will not be able to walk or say anything coherent even in the newly designated prime hours of 9:00AM to 4:00PM. Yet, the longer the delay, the worse it looks. There is not a reasonable person on the planet who believe Biden can last another year, let alone four more years. Effectively, the ne battle cry is \u201cFour More Months!\u201d Democrats got what they deserve. Unfortunately, it\u2019s not what the nation deserves. That\u2019s the final irony in a sorry script fully loaded with ironies.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s probably in better health than most of us.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

What?!<\/p>\n

Nate Silver replied, \u201cThey can\u2019t tell the truth, that their candidate is well below the threshold of someone who should be president for another 4 years, so they tell obvious lies that nobody but the dumbest partisans will buy.\u201d<\/p>\n

In another bit of delusional madness \u2026<\/p>\n

Biden Says \u2018My Son Has Done Nothing Wrong\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On May 7, 2023, the Wall Street Journal reported \u2018My Son Has Done Nothing Wrong<\/a>\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cMy son has done nothing wrong,\u201d the President said on MSNBC. \u201cI trust him. I have faith in him, and it impacts my Presidency by making me feel proud of him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not Confidence Inspiring<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Guardian comments\u00a0Joe Biden is taking advice from his son, Hunter. This does not inspire confidence.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Biden clan gathered at Camp David on Sunday and, according to multiple reports, urged him to \u201ckeep fighting<\/a>\u201d.\u00a0The New York Times<\/a>\u00a0stated: \u201cOne of the strongest voices imploring Mr Biden to resist pressure to drop out was his son, Hunter Biden, whom the president has long leaned on for advice.\u201d Which doesn\u2019t exactly inspire confidence: Hunter has poor judgment and a well-documented\u00a0history of scandals<\/a>. (To be clear, I am not sneering at his drug use; addicts deserve empathy.\u00a0Drugs aside, his questionable business dealings and chaotic personal life make it difficult to look at Hunter and think: \u201cYeah, that\u2019s a guy I should take advice from.\u201d)<\/em><\/p>\n

Three Hunter Ironies<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Hunter irony is threefold. First, the president is taking advice from someone whose motive is clearly suspect.<\/p>\n

Second, the President goes around calling Trump a convicted felon.<\/p>\n

The third irony is the New York trial was so flawed conviction is highly likely to be overturned but the Hunter felony will stand.<\/p>\n

A Travesty of Justice<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On May 30, Trump was convicted of a felony. Ironically, no one can precisely say what the felony is.<\/p>\n

I commented\u00a0Trump Found Guilty \u2013 a Travesty of Justice for America<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

A misdemeanor, on which the Statute of Limitations had run out, was used to produced 34 felony counts on committing a Federal offense for which he was not charged.<\/p>\n

They will say \u201cNo one is above the law\u201d. Indeed. But no one should be beneath the law either.<\/p>\n

Every effort has been made to put Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, and Hillary Clinton above the law. And every effort has been made to put Trump beneath the law, including judicial instructions.<\/p>\n

I am outraged and I don\u2019t even care for Trump. Everyone should be outraged. The trial was unfair because there should not have been a trial at all.<\/p>\n

On Getting Their Wish<\/strong><\/h2>\n

So, here we are. Biden got his wish that nearly all Democrats now regret.<\/p>\n

The DNC went along, greasing the wheels for a renomination and eliminating debate despite (or was it because of) the President\u2019s increasingly obvious senility.<\/p>\n

Judging from a recent cornucopia of posts on the New York Times, Washington Post, the Guardian, etc., Democrats have a new wish, for Biden to step down.<\/p>\n

Sorry, the wish fairy only grants one political wish.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s now up to Jill or Hunter to convince Joe to stand down. That does not look promising now. However, there\u2019s a decent chance the President soon will not be able to walk or say anything coherent even in the newly designated prime hours of 9:00AM to 4:00PM.<\/p>\n

Yet, the longer the delay, the worse it looks. There is not a reasonable person on the planet who believe Biden can last another year, let alone four more years.<\/p>\n

Effectively, the ne battle cry is \u201cFour More Months!\u201d<\/p>\n

Democrats got what they deserve. Unfortunately, it\u2019s not what the nation deserves.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the final irony in a sorry script fully loaded with ironies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSat, 07\/06\/2024 – 18:40<\/span><\/p>\n

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