David August
House Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment to reverse Supreme Court's immunity decision. We need it, even if GOP will stop it.
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-immunity-trump-biden-9ec81d3aa8b2fd784c1b155d82650b3e
#scotus #politics #law #democracy #USpol #presidential #immunity #PresidentialImmunity #election
David August
@WizardBear @Magooish worth noting there’s a path to make a Constitutional Amendment that does not require anything of Congress.
source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/our-government/the-constitution/
Wizard Bear (💉x8 + 😷)
@Magooish @davidaugust Amendments don't "require" constitutional conventions. That's just an option. They do require House and Senate approvals along with ratification of the states as noted. FWIW: The RW wants a constitutional convention to destroy our rights under the existing US Constitution.
Dimples
@davidaugust
I applaud the idea. But constitutional amendments are more complicated than passing a law. They require constitutional conventions, congressional approval by 2/3 majority and then ratification by 3/4 of the states. The ERA is still languishing decades later on the state approval.
The idea of a CC also allows for proposals like banning abortion federally or enshrining immunity. So we need to be careful here. I’m not sure if this is the path.
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