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Hugin

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10. "federal officers are immune from civil lawsuits unless their conduct clearly violated a..."

Reply to justaprogressive (Original post)

Wed Jan 28, 2026, 12:08 PM

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… clearly established constitutional right.”

I would guess that bar had already been met by American citizens being shot in the face while driving and executed for peaceably assembling.

This “qualified immunity” gambit the Turd Reich is playing is a complete overreach. But… If the Democrats want to get very specific about it with a law. Fine.

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