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I hear this line a lot, but it's not really true. Biden has immunity from criminal prosecution (which is obviously fucked up), but courts still can block his actions.
Which means he can shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and get away with it.
The amount of chaotic good Biden could do...
- Rob billionaires at gun point and then distribute the wealth a la Robin Hood
- Bomb Shell corporation unless they give into his demands
- Close stock exchanges until they donate half of their stocks to various non-profits
- Hold ships at port hostage until CEOs step down
The list is literally endless.
If judges try to reverse those actions, Biden can then hold their family hostage until a ruling is made in his favor.
It's fun to joke about this until you realize that Trump would absolutely do these things....except, you know, for himself.
Unfortunately even your first bullet wouldn't work. It's not like these billionaires are walking around with their billions in cash. Most are held in stocks or assets, which would simply be inherited by whoever is set up in their will.
But you just do stuff and enforce it without the courts approval. It's illegal but they can't prosecute him because he's doing President stuff.
Given the partisan nature of the Supreme Court at the moment, anyone who thinks a Democrat trying to use these powers that they're saying the president has would get away with it is extremely optimistic at best.
That's why step one would be to make the court a lot less Republican
Can't block a crater
That's why he could do things that are un-blockable. Like immediately adding 14 partisan judges to the SC. Then they are the majority that would determine the constitutionality of their own assignment.
Or, he could direct the military to black bag 3 conservative judges. The body that would judge would favorable towards this.