Rep. Joe Morelle (DN.Y.) said Monday he will introduce a constitutional amendment to reverse the Supreme Court ruling issued Monday that largely protects former presidents from criminal prosecution for actions in office.
“I will introduce a constitutional amendment to reverse SCOTUS’s harmful decision and ensure that no president is above the law. This amendment will do what SCOTUS failed to do: prioritize our democracy,” Morelle wrote. on social platform.
The Supreme Court handed down the 6-3 decision on Monday, ruling along ideological lines that presidents have absolute immunity for actions that fall within the essential responsibilities of their office and are “at least presumptively immune” for all other official acts. .
The ruling gave former President Trump a victory in his federal election subversion case in Washington, D.C., first sending the case back to a lower court to decide whether his actions on January 6 deserve protection from criminal prosecution for decisions made while was in the White House. .
When the Supreme Court conveys a decision In a constitutional matter, the judgment is practically final and decisions can only be changed with a constitutional amendment and a new decision.
Morelle is among several Democrats who criticized the Supreme Court’s decision. Democrats have long argued that under the Constitution, no one — not even the president — is above the law. By ruling that Trump is protected from prosecution for certain actions, the Supreme Court violated the intentions of the nation’s founders, Democratic critics argued.
The Democratic critic reiterated the arguments of the three liberal justices who dissented from Monday’s ruling. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who wrote the dissent that the other two liberal justices joined, said, “In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law.”
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