07 November 2008

An Excerpt From My Class Notes

Richard Nixon v. A. Ernest Fitzgerald


  • P in this lawsuit seeks relief in civil damages from a former POTUSA

  • claim rests on actions allegedly taken in the former P's official capacity during his tenure in office

  • D was fired during departmental reorganization because he said the whole thing had to be taken back to formula... I mean the project was over budget and there were a number of issues!

  • reports of "disloyalty" surfaced and were given as the basis for wrongful termination

  • well, thats too bad because the President fired you in his official capacity and he's immune from prosecution for this type of shit

    • "entitled to absolute immunity from damages liability predicated on his official acts"

  • just because he's immune here doesn't mean that we can't try to impeach him

  • this immunity doesn't leave the people without another venue for remedy

  • WHITE BRENNAN MARSHAL AND BLACKMUN DISSENT

    • this is some bullsmith guys

    • this is why we all came to america, to make sure we didnt have a completely immune king

    • way to fuck it up


Yeah, way to go Powell, Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, and Chief Burger. We're gonna have a fucking monarchy and palace guards now. I hope you like being serfs, motherfuckers.

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