American constitutional law has long struggled with the scope of implied presidential immunity.
The Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision is a mistake. The president has called for a constitutional amendment to overturn it. But the most harmful parts of that mistake could be reversed in a process that Vice President Kamala Harris could begin tomorrow.
But immunity is not just about substance. It’s also about buffers. The core may be constitutional limits. The practice, however, extends immunity beyond that core so as to give presidents the breathing room they need to do their job effectively. How much breathing room is necessary is not determined by the Constitution. It is a judgment, a balance, chosen by the Supreme Court.
This is the offer of an extreme immunity. Nothing, though, requires any president to accept it. Instead, a president or candidate for president could openly pledge to waive any immunity from prosecution for any acts done to advance an unofficial objective, even if those acts included the exercise of core presidential authority. Issuing such a waiver could become a ritual in any campaign for president. Kamala Harris should begin that ritual tomorrow.
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