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Trump Triumph: Supreme Immunity
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Good morning! Happy Wednesday! Here are the Flag’s Top Five stories that should be on your radar to start the day:
US: What we know about the fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old boy in upstate New York (AP)
World: Hungary's Orban, in Kyiv, proposes ceasefire to speed up peace talks (Reuters)
Business: Six Flags merges with Cedar Fair to become largest amusement park operator in North America (Reuters)
Technology: Apple adds support for new languages across lock screen, keyboard and search on iOS 18 (TechCrunch)
Sports: Cristiano Ronaldo confirms Euro 2024 will be his last (ESPN)
And of course, some good news: Two Meteor Showers Peak in the Same Region of the Sky on the Same Night This Month.
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Right: The Bidens Are Selfish, Mean Grifters to the End, Laura Ingraham, FOX News
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SUPREME COURT
Trump Triumph: Supreme Immunity
Today’s Top Story in One Sentence: On Monday, former President Donald Trump is immune from federal prosecution for constitutional official acts he took while serving as President, the Supreme Court ruled.
Reporting from the Left: Supreme Court rules Trump has immunity for official acts in landmark case on presidential power (CBS News)
Reporting from the Right: Supreme Court rules Trump has absolute immunity for some official acts, but not unofficial ones (Just the News)
LEFT-LEANING SENTIMENT
President Is Above the Law
The Top Argument From The Left: The Supreme Court Turns the President Into a King, Holly Brewer, The New Republic: “Five members of the Supreme Court of the United States want to take us back to seventeenth-century absolutism. In a stunning rejection of originalist interpretation, and in defiance of the single statement carved onto the front of the majestic building where they work (‘Equal justice under law’), the justices ruled Monday that the president does not have to abide by the laws of the land. They agreed that presidents might be liable for purely private acts, such as Bill Clinton lying about engaging in oral sex in the Oval Office. But in the appropriately titled Trump v. the United States, they have narrowed the scope of possible prosecution so dramatically that in effect Donald Trump cannot be held accountable for almost any of his efforts on January 6, 2021, to retain power beyond his term. The result, as Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote in her dissent, is that the court has created a paradigm shift: ‘The Court has unilaterally altered the balance of power between the three coordinate branches of our Government as it relates to the Rule of Law, aggrandizing power in the Judiciary and the Executive.’ The 6–3 majority—five of them in particular—created a ticking time bomb that ignored the Constitution’s most fundamental principles, making it easy for future presidents to become dictators and act with impunity.”
Honorable Mention #1: The Supreme Court’s disastrous Trump immunity decision, explained, Ian Millhiser, Vox.
Honorable Mention #2: The President Can Now Assassinate You, Officially, Elie Mystal, The Nation.
RIGHT-LEANING SENTIMENT
Protecting the Presidency
The Top Argument From The Right: Supreme Court strikes proper balance on presidential immunity, Washington Examiner: “As prosecutors nakedly abuse the powers of their office for partisan purposes, the Supreme Court’s decision to extend criminal immunity to a president’s official acts is prudent. … With lawfare now a routine means of weakening political opponents, the court’s 6-3 majority in Trump v. United States struck the right balance, extending the immunity presidents already enjoy in the civil context, which all nine justices support, to the criminal context. Critics of presidential immunity are right when they say there is no ‘presidential immunity clause’ in the Constitution. But there is no separation of powers clause either and yet that legal concept has been a guiding principle of constitutional law since the Supreme Court’s first decision. … Justice Sonia Sotomayor argues in dissent that giving a president immunity for official actions but not unofficial ones would let presidents ‘feel empowered to violate federal criminal law.’ The majority saw this as ‘fear mongering’ and we agree. The majority notes that under its holding, after further fact-finding by the lower court, former President Donald Trump can still be prosecuted for his efforts to create slates of alternative electors. Under this ruling, no one is above the law.”
Honorable Mention #1: Trump’s Partial Victory at the Supreme Court, The Editors, National Review.
Honorable Mention #2: The Supreme Court Protects the Presidency in Trump v. U.S., The Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal.
FLAG THIS
Americans Disagree
Before the Supreme Court’s ruling, polling found that an overwhelming majority of Americans (70%) believed any president should not have immunity for actions taken in office, and the remaining 30% supported immunity for presidents.
Regarding Trump specifically, 38% of Americans believe he should have immunity while 62% say he should not. However, those numbers shift significantly among Republicans, with 45% favoring immunity for any president and 67% favoring immunity for Trump (CBS News).
Should any American president be immune from criminal prosecution for actions taken in office? |
WATERCOOLER
Gettysburg Concludes, Historical Lies, Mammal Eggs
"Hancock at Gettysburg" by Thure de Thulstrup
On This Day in 1863, on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s last attempt at breaking the Union line ends in disastrous failure, bringing the most decisive battle of the American Civil War to an end.
Interesting Facts: 5 Famous Events in History That Never Really Happened
HistoryFacts: Why Are People Never Smiling in Old Photographs?
Better Report: Why You Shouldn’t Use Laundry Pods
Today I learned The world's only egg-laying mammals live in Australia and New Guinea.
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Here’s the deal- the quickest, easiest, and most profitable way to launch your business online is by using a sales funnel.
A sales funnel is a step-by-step process that guides your potential customers through a journey online – ensuring you capture and convert more leads.
And, it just so happens that we have a groundbreaking approach to building and launching a successful online funnel for your unique business - The One Funnel Away Challenge!
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The Challenge actually has two distinct tracks. You can choose to learn from
Russell Brunson, co-founder of ClickFunnels and New York Times Best Selling Author, who will teach you how to profit by becoming an influencer or creator. He’s an expert at helping you find your voice, share your message, and earn a great living WHILE making a difference in the world!
Or maybe you’d rather just quietly sell things and profit. If that’s the case, simply choose the eComm track! Trey Lewellen, a top online seller who has made millions of dollars selling stuff online and dropshipping, will guide you through finding or creating a product, launching it, and scaling it for success.
This is an exclusive offer for [Newsletter Name] Subscribers: Gain access to both tracks in the One Funnel Away challenge AND enjoy the first 90 days of ClickFunnels included.
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👉 With FREE access to the 'Fill Your Funnel' Challenge, you'll also learn how to get all the leads and buyers you need to your funnel!
All of this for only $100!
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