This is not equality before the law
Because if one person is immune, all the rest of us are vulnerable.
I’m not a legal expert, but even I know the bedrock principle that underlies the Constitution: a government made of laws, not people; in which the people elected to govern do so only through the consent of the governed.
As of this last week, the current Supreme Court seems to have forgotten that principle. Instead, they gave the person in the office of the president legal immunity for their official actions while in that office.
For those who want a more detailed analysis by a legal expert, I highly recommend Joyce White Vance:
For those of us who are passionate about saving our democracy, our focus must include reforming the rules (such as they are) that govern the highest court in the land to enforce basic ethical principles. Six Justices signed on to this decision based on their ideology; two of those Justices should have recused themselves as a result of obvious conflict of interest in the case before them. The fact that the majority opinion barely mentions the person who is accused of actually breaking the law by trying to overthrow the results of a free and fair election, whose defense rarely claims innocence under oath, should be a clarion call to action.
This Court, under the guise of protecting some theoretical future president (read: strongman) who wants to take “bold” action from having to consider whether that action is legal, threw equality before the law under the bus.
If you weren’t committed to turning out the vote before, I hope you are now. Up and down the ticket, vote for candidates who swear to uphold this bedrock principle of our democracy.
Because if one person is immune, all the rest of us are vulnerable.
Be safe and well and take care.