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 MadDog3057Ex Astris, ScientiaPremium
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Miami, FL | said by anon219 :
I wasn't aware someone could sue the president..?
You can sue whoever you like. Doesn't mean the case will go anywhere though.
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I do not think you can. The same with judges.
I would have to do more research but I think this is bunk.
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 mrchrisOut and aroundPremium
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North Babylon, NY | reply to MadDog3057
Perhaps it's possible once Bush is out of office  |
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| said by mrchris:Perhaps it's possible once Bush is out of office they can right now
the president can be sued even when in office |
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said by keyboard5684:I do not think you can. The same with judges. LMAO - of course the president and judges can be litigated. they don't have the blanket immunity you think they do. That would be the telcos in this particular matter.
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Does Paula Jones and Bill Clinton ring a bell? The Supreme Court ruled that he (and by extension, all other Presidents) could be sued while in office, as I recall. |
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4 edits | said by viperlmw:Does Paula Jones and Bill Clinton ring a bell? The Supreme Court ruled that he (and by extension, all other Presidents) could be sued while in office, as I recall. Correct, BUT:
Clinton and his defense team challenged Jones's right to bring a civil lawsuit against a sitting president for an incident that occurred prior to the defendant's becoming president. The Clinton defense team took the position that the trial should be delayed until the president was no longer in office, because the job of the president is unique and does not allow him to take time away from it to deal with a private civil lawsuit. The case wound its way through the courts, eventually reaching the Supreme Court on January 13, 1997. On May 27, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled against Clinton, and allowed the lawsuit to proceed.[1] Of course, suing a sitting President for actions taken while in office and as part of his actions as President may be a whole other ballgame. And the SC decision above may have no applicability at all.
The President & Vice President have been granted immunity from civil lawsuits in many cases. Clinton was an exception because it was based on actions BEFORE he was President.
So, this whole sue the President for actions taken while in office is murky at best. See the following for more info on the controversy:
»goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199···sue.html
Short version: A criminal proceeding was OK'd to go forward against Nixon, but civil proceedings have mostly been quashed.
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kudos:3 | said by fAcEtIOUs:So, this whole sue the President for actions taken while in office is murky at best. As is the theory of the Unitary Executive...but that isn't stopping them.
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said by Anonymous_:said by mrchris:Perhaps it's possible once Bush is out of office they can right now the president can be sued even when in office try again. |
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