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The character of a president matters. From this point forward, this will hold more truth than it ever has before.

 I won’t pretend to understand constitutional law.  For most of us, understanding the detailed ins and outs of the SCOTUS decision to offer presidential immunity for official acts is beyond us.  We shouldn’t pretend.  Because it’s hard to understand how this plays out, fear is arising in many people.   Our minds imagine s ituations, hoping they are worst case scenarios. ·         Could Trump change election results if he doesn’t believe them? ·         Could Biden steal documents to keep them from his predecessors? ·         Could Trump make physical threats to intimidate people if he believes it was protecting the country? ·         Could Biden have Trump assassinated as an official act in order to save America from dictatorship? Everyone agrees: determining “official” and “unofficial” will be very complicated.   While I don’t think I have the background or knowledge to speak on the complicated legality of this, as a pastor, I do think I can speak about how this decision