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What is the functional difference between the President having immunity for “official acts” and the powers granted to the German President under Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution? (lemm.ee)

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For reference: Article 48 Wikipedia I’m trying to understand how anyone with any knowledge of the history of dictators could possibly justify granting a president unchecked “official” power so if anyone has any actual theories I am ALL ears.

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[-] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

I mean, if he's even sorta a boot licker, that's pretty awesome.

Hopefully that "lol, nice" makes up for that iota. :)

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