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How Donald Trump Might Start Violating the Constitution the Second He's Sworn In
Posted on 12/8/16 at 3:11 pm
Posted on 12/8/16 at 3:11 pm
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Oh now they're worried about that document?
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Constitutional law expert Laurence Tribe argues that Trump is set to become “a walking, talking violation of the Constitution” if he doesn’t give up his businesses.
Oh now they're worried about that document?
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Posted on 12/8/16 at 3:12 pm to jimbeam
quote:
Constitutional law expert
Uh Oh!
quote:
Laurence Tribe
Oh, okay...
Posted on 12/8/16 at 3:15 pm to udtiger
He is wrong, we change the constitution forth with... Ok trump is good
Posted on 12/8/16 at 3:15 pm to udtiger
Was he an adjunct professor too?
Posted on 12/8/16 at 3:17 pm to jimbeam
Didn't he already say that on the 15th he was transferring the company to his kids?
Posted on 12/8/16 at 3:18 pm to jimbeam
Hasn't he already said the plans are to transfer everything to his kids?
So someone explain to me why this is a big deal but wasn't with Clinton Foundation? I guess selling a real product/service is worse than taking in millions of dollars in "donations"
Oh wait, hold on....
By US Official, do you mean like a Secretary of State maybe?
quote:
Richard Painter, a former ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush, says Trump needs to divest from any part of his businesses that interact with foreign governments. “To satisfy the Constitution, he needs to make sure he does not own companies that are accepting payments from foreign government or corporations owned by foreign governments,” Painter told ABC News.
So someone explain to me why this is a big deal but wasn't with Clinton Foundation? I guess selling a real product/service is worse than taking in millions of dollars in "donations"
Oh wait, hold on....
quote:
“The Constitution was deliberately written to forbid a U.S. official, particularly a president, from accepting a profit from a foreign government or from some entity representing a foreign government. The reason for that was the long experience of European corruption,” Tribe said.
By US Official, do you mean like a Secretary of State maybe?
This post was edited on 12/8/16 at 3:20 pm
Posted on 12/8/16 at 3:21 pm to jimbeam
Tribe is just pissed that his window for the Court is gone
Posted on 12/8/16 at 3:24 pm to jimbeam
quote:
Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 of the Constitution reads, “No person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince or foreign state.”
Making an emoluments case. Meh. I don't think doing business with foreign governments=emoluments. So if an ambassador stayed at a Trump property, IMHO, that is not an emolument. That's normal course of business stuff.
NOW, if a foreign government paid an unusually large sum to purchase a Trump property, then you are getting into trouble. BUT even then he has the ability to ask for Congressional approval.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 3:59 pm to jimbeam
He may need to violate the constitution in order to straighten out the violations from the last 8 years.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:02 pm to Redbone
quote:I hope this is sarcasm because that is just a ridiculous statement.
He may need to violate the constitution in order to straighten out the violations from the last 8 years.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:08 pm to jimbeam
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:17 pm to jimbeam
So POTUS says I am not accepting payment except for $1 from American taxpayers for being president. I am not breaking the constitution.
Some liberal idiot then sues. The looser(s) appeals all the way to SCOTUS where a 5-4 decision says POTUS wins!
More winning!
Some liberal idiot then sues. The looser(s) appeals all the way to SCOTUS where a 5-4 decision says POTUS wins!
More winning!
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:23 pm to Redbone
quote:
He may need to violate the constitution in order to straighten out the violations from the last 8 years.
"Let us do evil, that good may come"
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:24 pm to jimbeam
Did George Washington sell his plantation when he became president?
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:29 pm to TrueTiger
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Did George Washington sell his plantation when he became president?
No and he sold agricultural goods to Europe all the time where foreign royals purchased it!
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:35 pm to jimbeam
Is this from the same supporters of abolishing the second amendment and taking away our guns?
Posted on 12/8/16 at 5:03 pm to jimbeam
quote:
Might
That thing on a chicken's arse.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 5:09 pm to jimbeam
The media is like an abusive husband-- always projecting their actions, gaslighting, lying, name calling.
Yes, motherfrickers, there was a time when this wasn't the norm. MAGA!
Yes, motherfrickers, there was a time when this wasn't the norm. MAGA!
Posted on 12/8/16 at 5:10 pm to jimbeam
quote:
abcnewsgo
Fake News; DR
Posted on 12/8/16 at 5:55 pm to ZacAttack
quote:On the 15th he is announcing his plans. More than likely Ivanka will not be involved as it looks like she will be involved in his administration.
Didn't he already say that on the 15th he was transferring the company to his kids?
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