Stephen King's Trump Supreme Court Comment Goes Viral

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Stephen King has expressed concern after the Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump has "some immunity" from prosecution.

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that former presidents have immunity for official acts conducted while in office, but not for unofficial acts. The ruling was related to the Department of Justice's election interference case, in which the 78-year-old is accused of attempting to overturn the 2020 general election. Trump has denied any wrongdoing and has repeatedly said the case is part of a political witch hunt aimed at derailing his presidential bid.

In response to the news, King took to X, formerly Twitter, to blast the decision.

Link to tweet

"In the name of 'originalism,' Trump's Supreme Court has taken a wrecking ball to the Constitution," the horror author said in a post that has received more than 1.2 million views. Newsweek has emailed Trump's campaign team for comment.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/stephen-king-s-trump-supreme-court-comment-goes-viral/ar-BB1phUEg

[leftieNanner]

1. Steven King's twisted horror imagination

Probably couldn't have made up what is happening now.

Good for you, Steven!

[sheshe2]

4. The Stand by Stephen King came pretty close to it.

[ColinC]

9. Haven't read it but intend to at least see the most recent adaptation

[Evolve Dammit]

12. Excellent book.

[sheshe2]

13. It's a must read.

I have read it several times and watched the TV adaption…never as good as the book but worth a watch.

[0rganism]

15. At this point it seems more like The Langoliers

Huge sections of reality outright vanishing into the maws of uncaring "law-keepers". Wait, wasn't that activity regulated by the federal government? Not anymore! Wait, weren't we free to do this other thing without interference? Not anymore! Wait, isn't there an agency to handle my request? Guess what?

Entire chunks of constitutional reality, centuries of precedent, rewritten almost instantly to the ambient sound of "nom nom nom".

[Dale in Laurel MD]

2. And, speaking of originalism,

they have turned the framers' intentions entirely on their head and ignored original intent.

[Attilatheblond]

3. New inscription needed above the enterance to the SCOTUS building:

"God Save the King!" seems a more accurate statement for the actions of the Roberts Court of Jesters and psychophants.

[travelingthrulife]

16. By "original" they mean only white, male landowners need apply

n/t

[Blue Owl]

5. K&R

[Hermit-The-Prog]

6. I'm still trying to find that presidential immunity in the U.S. Constitution

Anybody happen to have a copy of Robber Baron Roberts' secret decoder ring?

[onecaliberal]

7. You won't find it. We escaped England because of that shit.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

8. Robber Baron Roberts, Clearance Thomas, Mockalito, Coathanger Barrett, Goreysucker, and

Beer Bong Weenie Waver must have secret decoder rings that let them read the hidden messages in the U.S. Constitution.

Either that, or they're just a Subversive Court trying to remake the U.S. to fit their dystopian, dysfunctional, hateful, autocratic, extremist vision.

[Kalifornia9]

10. There assuredly cannot be any expectation

That this would be applied fairly. This would only allow the justices to move the goalpost of any damn thing no matter how deplorable into the "official duty" folder for their pet Trump, "unofficial" and disallowed for Biden or other Dem. Not fooled.
Just like McTurtule disallowed Obama's SC pick but same rule didn't apply after.

[highplainsdem]

11. One of the first tweets I saw on the SC decision Monday morning, and one of the tweets I included

here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219085071

[Ligyron]

14. They completely ignored the original document and it's wording.

Anyone with a 6th grade education can read the relevant phrases and there's nothing in the "original" about such powers, quite the opposite if anything.

They just made that shit up out of thin air.

They've also ignored all previous rulings, taken away women's hard earned reproductive rights, damn near eliminated the powers of regulatory agencies and criminalized poverty.

The only way to be rid of them is for them to either quit, which they won't, or they have to die.