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There are other incidental powers, belonging to the executive department, which are necessarily implied from the nature of the functions, which are confided to it. Among these, must necessarily be included the power to perform them, without any obstruction or impediment whatsoever. The president cannot, therefore, be liable to arrest, imprisonment, or detention, while he is in the discharge of the duties of his office; and for this purpose his person must be deemed, in civil cases at least, to possess an official inviolability. In the exercise of his political powers he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his country, and to his own conscience. His decision, in relation to these powers, is subject to no control; and his discretion, when exercised, is conclusive.

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There are other incidental powers, belonging to the executive department, which are necessarily implied from the nature of the functions, which are confided to it. Among these, must necessarily be included the power to perform them, without any obstruction or impediment whatsoever. The president cannot, therefore, be liable to arrest, imprisonment, or detention, while he is in the discharge of the duties of his office; and for this purpose his person must be deemed, in civil cases at least, to possess an official inviolability. In the exercise of his political powers he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his country, and to his own conscience. His decision, in relation to these powers, is subject to no control; and his discretion, when exercised, is conclusive.
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Teri Kanefield (teri_kanefield@law-and-politics.online)'s status on Friday, 06-Oct-2023 01:41:58 UTC Teri Kanefield
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This is from Marbury v. Madison. (Screenshot #1)
Now he is assuming that anything he does as president, even stuff that has nothing to do with the office of the president, comes under official duties.
Specifically, he seems to think that directing slates of electors to persuade electors not to certify the election for Biden. (#2)
Of course, it is completely laughable to think that anything to do with slates of electors is in the "outer rim" of the duties of the president.
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