r/nashville • u/memphisjones • Jul 23 '24

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) introduced articles of impeachment against VP Kamala Harris for high crimes and misdemeanors. Politics

https://x.com/ppollingnumbers/status/1815840613843321058?s=46&t=VhjyaeG6f0B3__bprIHuCQ
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u/Dubzil Jul 24 '24

It also doesn't apply to the VP.

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u/MusicLawyer1711 Jul 24 '24

It would if Biden told her. Thank you Supreme Court.

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u/Sublime-Chaos Jul 24 '24

For criminal charges yes. Impeachment remains the same. Wait, do y’all really thing the Supreme Court decision was for blocking impeachments?

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u/MusicLawyer1711 Jul 24 '24

Criminal acts or directions to others by the President is now protected by Immunity pursuant to the Supreme Court. This is called a get out of jail for free card or a Trump card.

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u/Sublime-Chaos Jul 24 '24

You’re missing a major part of it. It doesn’t count for impeachments. The Supreme Court didn’t just get rid of impeachments. It got rid of criminally charging in a court of law for “official” acts.

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u/dicemaze Bellevue Jul 24 '24

Impeachment isn’t a criminal court, you don’t go to jail if you are impeached, you just get tried by the senate to see if you are removed from office. so criminal immunity means nothing.

Half the reasoning SCOTUS gave in granted the president criminal immunity for official acts is because they argue that the proper court is impeachment.