Comments on: Yes, the President Can Shoot Someone on Fifth Avenue by J.E. Dean https://chestertownspy.org/2024/07/03/yes-the-president-can-shoot-someone-on-fifth-avenue-by-j-e-dean/ Nonpartisan and Education-based News for Chestertown Sat, 06 Jul 2024 22:17:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Gerald L McDonald https://chestertownspy.org/2024/07/03/yes-the-president-can-shoot-someone-on-fifth-avenue-by-j-e-dean/#comment-747163 Sat, 06 Jul 2024 22:17:38 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=177596#comment-747163 If during the next Presidental Debate, President Biden is at a loss for words, suddenly pulls out a hidden weapon (licensed) and kneecaps former President Trump, would he be exempt from prosecution by claiming he was protecting our Country?

]]> By: Gren Whitman https://chestertownspy.org/2024/07/03/yes-the-president-can-shoot-someone-on-fifth-avenue-by-j-e-dean/#comment-747160 Sat, 06 Jul 2024 21:09:33 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=177596#comment-747160 In reply to John Dean.

‘Twas a spoof quote. Sorry, John. The real quote (Richard Nixon’s interview with David Frost, May 19, 1977) was: “Well when the president does it, that means it’s not illegal.” And, IMP, the real one is much better than my weak attempt at humor.

]]> By: John Dean https://chestertownspy.org/2024/07/03/yes-the-president-can-shoot-someone-on-fifth-avenue-by-j-e-dean/#comment-747107 Fri, 05 Jul 2024 15:38:23 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=177596#comment-747107 In reply to Gren Whitman.

Thanks for reading the piece and for your comment. I wish I had known of that quote when I wrote the piece.

]]> By: Gren Whitman https://chestertownspy.org/2024/07/03/yes-the-president-can-shoot-someone-on-fifth-avenue-by-j-e-dean/#comment-747046 Wed, 03 Jul 2024 21:06:05 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=177596#comment-747046 “If the president says it, that means it’s true.”
—Richard Nixon
COMMENT: Took 50 years for SCOTUS to catch up and fall in line.

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