If you care about our country, you know, USA, this column from George Conway in the Atlantic is an essential read. It's a review of the Appelate Court decision & ruling against Citizen Trump. The gist? "No man is above the law!" Specifically, in this case, it has been decided that a former President is not immune from the consequences of his actions. Maybe seems obvious, but in these crazy times, nothing can be taken for granted. It is worth reading the whole thing. Really, I mean, everyone should.
A few highlights:
"Unanimous. No air. Tight as a drum. The court’s per curiam opinion—per curiam meaning “for the court,” in that no individual judge authored it—is all that and more. It’s a masterful example of judicial craftsmanship on many levels. The opinion weaves together the factual context, the constitutional text, the judicial precedent, history, the parties’ concessions, and razor-sharp reasoning, with no modicum of judicial and rhetorical restraint, to produce an overwhelmingly cohesive, and inexorably convincing, whole. The opinion deserves a place in every constitutional-law casebook, and, most important—are you listening, members of the Supreme Court?—requires no further review."And...
At bottom, former President Trump’s stance would collapse our system of separated powers by placing the President beyond the reach of all three Branches. Presidential immunity against federal indictment would mean that, as to the President, the Congress could not legislate, the Executive could not prosecute and the Judiciary could not review. We cannot accept that the office of the Presidency places its former occupants above the law for all time thereafter. Careful evaluation of these concerns leads us to conclude that there is no functional justification for immunizing former Presidents from federal prosecution in general or for immunizing former President Trump from the specific charges in the Indictment. In so holding, we act, “not in derogation of the separation of powers, but to maintain their proper balance.”
Seems definitive to this Humble Pilgrim and American Citizen. A great ruling. Super-gratifying. Wonder what happens next?!