SCOTUS, 18th Century Kings and The Dangers of an Unbound Presidency

Originally published at: SCOTUS, 18th Century Kings and The Dangers of an Unbound Presidency - TPM – Talking Points Memo

This may seem like a minor point. But I thought it’s worth saying because I have seen a minor rearguard argument to this effect: that the SCOTUS immunity decision doesn’t actually change any laws, doesn’t change what a President can and can’t do. It simply removes the possibility in many or most cases for post-presidency…