Tyrone Griffin
Hiram
“The president should not be immune from any illegal activity because if he or she is undertaking illegal activity, then he or she is representing the country. There should be no immunity for illegal activity. That’s why they call it illegal. So no president should be immune. If the president has a concern himself with the illegality of a decision, the decision should not be made. Illegal decisions are still illegal, regardless of who makes it.”
Taylor Tales
Atlanta
“I think that the President should be [eligible for] prosecution and not immune because if he’s immune to prosecution, what is he capable of [when it comes to] what passes as a law? What if he decides to execute a law [against] a certain group of people? That could lead to a genocide, or anarchy. He’s now immune [from the responsibility of] the damage that he’s caused and, literally, it could cause the country to break.”
Sexton Chapman
Conyers
“I feel like, that’s an ill-advised concept. You know, in elementary school we learned about checks and balances. It’s one of the first things we learned that we do [as a people.] If a party of any one of those systems feel like they’re above being a part of the community and abiding by the rules in that community and making decisions that are a benefit of those people… you know… Yes, [the consequence of prosecution] is valid hesitation that you don’t make a decision that goes against [the law.]”
India Chapman
Conyers
“Essentially, I think anybody should be held accountable for their actions. It doesn’t matter if you’re a world leader or just some ‘Joe Blow’ on the street. I think, especially if you’re a world leader. Yeah, I know that… there are technicalities and the argument can be made that [he may have to make a critical decision and he can’t be concerned about the legalities of it.] And I think that’s completely BS, to be honest, because at any point you need to be held accountable for your actions, especially if you are a world leader. So my short answer is yes, he should be, held accountable no matter what, no matter who you are.”
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