When he uses his official powers in any way, under the majority’s reasoning, he now will be insulated from criminal prosecution. Orders the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to as- sassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a military coup to hold onto power? Immune. Takes a bribe in ex- change for a pardon? Immune. Immune, immune, immune.
Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor
In what way is this like what happened with the civil war? States started leaving the union before Lincoln was even in office, not 3 years into his term