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U.S. Congressman John Larson, who represents Connecticut's 1st district, announced his support for a constitutional amendment designed to essentially undo the recent Supreme Court decision regarding presidential immunity.
“Earlier this month, the Supreme Court voted to erode a core principle of American democracy by placing presidents in a ‘law-free zone,’ shielding them from prosecution in many cases,” said Larson before he invoked misinformation about January 6th being a "dangerous insurrection" that was allegedly "incited by the former president."
Larson went on to blame Donald Trump for the chaos that unfolded on January 6th, falsely accusing Trump of trying to "violently stop the peaceful transfer of power."
Trump did no such thing, and called for people to remain peaceful.
"Armed with immunity for ‘official acts,’ how far will a future president be willing to go? This decision must be overturned," insisted Larson who is a cosponsor of the proposed constitutional amendment.
He further called the Supreme Court's decision "misguided" and suggested it placed the President "above the law" even though that claim is not true. The SCOTUS ruling clearly said there was "no immunity for unofficial acts" but the truth hardly matters to Democrats anymore.
Larson joined over 40 members of Congress who are proposing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution "providing that there is no immunity from criminal prosecution for an act on the grounds that such act was within the constitutional authority or official duties of an individual, and providing that the President may not grant a pardon to himself or herself."
The Constitution was last amended on May 7, 1992, when the 27th Amendment was ratified.
Larson's proposed amendment would need to be passed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress, or, if two-thirds of the States request one, by a convention called for that purpose. The amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the State legislatures, or three-fourths of conventions called in each State for ratification, making the process to amend the Constitution "quite onerous" according to the White House.
By the way, Larson has served Connecticut's first district since 1999.
He is being challenged by Republican Jim Griffin this November.
