Chuck Schumer Plays Constitutional Chicken

The rising fortunes of the vice president, and by extension, Democratic candidates for the House and Senate, means the Supreme Court is in more imminent danger than it might appear.

AP/J. Scott Applewhite
Senator Schumer at the Capitol on July 19, 2022. AP/J. Scott Applewhite

It seems to us shortsighted for Senator Schumer, seeking to strip constitutional immunity from the presidency, to fail to make an exception for Democrats. What is the logic of withholding immunity from, say, President Obama or, maybe, President Harris? We can understand Mr. Schumer wanting to deny immunity to President Trump. From listening to Mr. Schumer, though, one would think there would never be a Democratic president again.  

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