The arrested man identified himself as a combat veteran and said he was burning the American flag in protest of an executive order Trump signed Monday targeting flag burning.
The arrested man identified himself as a combat veteran and said he was burning the American flag in protest of an executive order Trump signed Monday targeting flag burning.
He can’t legally do it, its still against the law.
He’s personally immune from punishment, but if he does something illegally it can be undone.
E.g if he illegally arrests someone, they’ll still get released… one day… and probably get punitive damages. But Trump won’t be held accountable.
If you came across someone beating the shit out of another person would you try to stop them or would you stand pointing saying “that’s illegal” or “after they’re done they’re get in so much trouble!”?
The law doesn’t apply to these people, and Trump got his 34 felonies before becoming the president without any consequences whatsoever. Garcia was sent El Salvador illegally and it’s wild he even made it back alive, and no amount of money will change what happened to him if he were to even somehow get that in however many years. If I recall correctly he’s still not safe.
He absolutely can do it. He’s not allowed to do it, but rule of law has gone down the drain. The USA are back to the divine right of kings, now
But her emails! The egg prices are too damn high!
Yeah, tell that to Abrego Garcia. Just because one day some judge might reflect that it was wrong for the government to lie, human traffic, and manufacture false charges doesn’t mean his life wasn’t ruined.
I really find it hard to conceive of a government that doesn’t hold their leaders accountable, but that is apparently what we have been doing for a looong time.
Except that his administration is. Look at Abrego Garcia. He’s going to be deported and there won’t be any recourse to undo that. If it can be done, with no consequences, and can’t be undone, doesn’t matter if a piece of paper says it’s illegal. It won’t be enforced, and a law that isn’t enforced might as well not exist.