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Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts told "War Room's" Steve Bannon that the Supreme Court ruling on immunity — aimed at former presidents from being criminally prosecuted for in-office action — is a step in the right direction for conservatives.
Roberts told Bannon's "War Room" that the presidential immunity would reinforce a "second American Revolution," which he said would be "bloodless if the Left allows it to be."
Roberts called the Supreme Court ruling "vital," pivoting to Alexander Hamilton's 1887 essay "Federalist No. 70," which argues for a strong executive branch provided for by the Constitution instead of a weakened one under the Articles of Confederation.
Hamilton asserted that "energy in the executive is the leading character in the definition of good government. It is essential to the protection of the community against foreign attacks … to the steady administration of the laws, to the protection of property … to justice; [and] to the security of liberty."
He defended a single executive as "far more safe" because "wherever two or more persons are engaged in any common … pursuit, there is always danger of difference of opinion … bitter dissensions are apt to spring. Whenever these happen, they lessen the respectability, weaken the authority." Hamilton added that the executive would be "more narrowly" watched and held to account by the people.
Roberts told former Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va., who hosted the episode while Bannon reported for prison this week, that there is "the importance of Congress doing its job, but we also know the importance of the executive being able to do his." He continued that "any president — put politics off to the side — any president having to second-guess, triple-guess every decision they're making in their official capacity … couldn't have the republic that you just describe."
2025_MandateForLeadership_FULLBesides his comments during Bannon's "War Room," he is the sole initiator behind the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025. Project 2025 is, according to The Hill, "a conservative blueprint for a possible Trump reelection in November." It is a nearly 1,000-page handbook targeting conservative policies and expanding upon the power of the president.
The Left, including The Hill, has regarded it as "authoritarian" and "un-American." However, some believe it to be a guide to undo the damage against America caused by Democrat politicians, reported the outlet.
The 6-3 Supreme Court decision on Monday, ruling along ideological lines that presidents have absolute immunity within the responsibilities of the executive branch and are "at least presumptively immune" for all other official acts, according to The Hill.
Republicans saw the decision as a win for former President Donald Trump, who may be facing criminal election subversion by special counsel Jack Smith. The decision will likely delay the trial, sending the case to a lower court to decide whether Trump's actions on Jan. 6, 2021, are protected.
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On the other hand, Democrats soured, complaining the decision emboldened future presidents to break the law with impunity. From the start, they have argued that not even the president is above the law.