If your gut reaction lately has been, “Trump can’t do that...right?” you’re not alone. A closer look at the Constitution helps clarify what’s really at stake under Trump 2.0.
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He can’t. But he does, and nobody will do shit to stop him. So him not being able to is a bit of a moot point and by the time the legal process begins to move to safeguard against his obviously unconstitutional acts, the constitution has already collapsed.
He’s committing impeachable offenses every day. His lawbreaking is going unaddressed because of the slow pace of the justice system, and of course the paralyzed and cowardly GOP members of Congress.
I can understand your frustration. We are feeling very helpless. We are fighting & making some progress but DT is ignoring all laws (mostly due to being given immunity) so he doesn’t care how many lives in the world he ruins. As a disabled person I’m horrified.
Well, I don't think the immunity is as enabling as the Republican party accepting his rule. They could have ended this 1000 times over in the first hundred days, but they are 100% loyal to him and complicit in his governmental overthrow. They are all combatants against the constitution.
(continued…) Now, granted, we do have the federal courts and Congress, but that requires people to stand up and fight, as well as NOT be corrupted themselves. As you can see, when push comes to shove, it can be incredibly ineffective.
The difference between Canada and US is that you’re a constitutional monarchy, the monarch being head of state and the PM head of government. In the US, the president is head of both. Executive overreach is easier in the US because they know they basically have all the power.
The Constitution only works if everyone agrees that it works. They had laws in Germany in 1933, too. They were simply ignored. And that's precisely what's happening in the US today. And the "supreme" court is to blame.
The constitution that he swore to uphold, but if you remember, he did a slight of hand that day on the bible, is meaningless to him and his followers. The sooner folk accept that, the sooner you can reclaim what you've lost. Failure will result in such losses that probably never recover from.
I just do not understand how nearly 86 million eligible voters, did not bother voting in 2024. And why there are not 10s of millions of protesters in the streets. Are so many Americans really this stupid? Too apathetic or complacent. Just do not understand.
Where the hell is SCOTUS? Their #1 job is to protect and defend our U.S. Constitution. Trump will suspend Habeas Corpus and will anyone do anything about it? Not good to have so little confidence in the government our ancestor bled for on the battlefield.
It doesn’t shame any of these morons that they can’t do it, they just do. Look at this idiot. Now our medical care has to be faith based too. Infiltrating our schools in OH wasn’t enough. If you can, please call Husted at 202 224-3353 and tell him to stop imposing his religious beliefs on all of us.
Did you do this same diligent research of the U.S. Constitution when PedoJoe “cancelled” student loan debt, even though Rep. Nancy Pelosi said he can’t?
No, after I got my undergrad and advanced degrees I worked in public service for 26 years. I absolutely needed those degrees to qualify for
my employment. I received public service loan forgiveness. Only the very wealthy could afford this type of education AND I
received scholarships
Your “public service” loan was never forgiven. Joe Biden just took the responsibility of paying your loan off of you, and put it on me. Now why do you think that is a good thing?
My loan was forgiven because my service while employed over the past 25 years has benefited society. I pay taxes for things I’m not happy about all the time. You know, things like paying the family of a domestic terrorist (Babbitt) $30 mil for getting shot while storming the Capitol.
My old man keeps insisting that Trump *has to* obey the Constitution, and that the "guardrails, checks and balances" will constrain him. He refuses to accept that those things only work if those charged with upholding them UPHOLD THEM. These pricks won't. At all.
It’s not Trump alone. These are racists, faschists longing to create a nation where you can grab women on the street by the pussy. Send non Anglo Americans to foreign prisons and eliminate the rights of all who do not align with their 1930s ideals
It's not that he is allowed to do it, it's that nobody is stopping him fron doing it and therein lies the problem. If Republicans actually stood for the constitution, they should be stopping his massive violations, but they won't because bending the knee ensures they get elected
He has never cared and neither has the Republican party. Everything since Nixon has been one step after another closer to completely ignoring it, finding out how much more each time they can get away with.
Trump cares NOTHING about the Constitution! Doubt he even knows what it says. And he's already said he didn't think he had to adhere to it. How did we come to this?
European here. I hope you all understand by now that your government does not give a damn about the law. Apparently 45% of you still think that's dandy. America is lost.
If enough Americans demand representation from their reps., reps have to listen. Ultimately, think a general strike is the only thing that would make them listen.
You don't know how many people told me that when I would talk about my fears. 'Oh, don't worry. Trump could never do that.' 'Don't worry if he gets in to office, he can't do anything.'
Everything he has done has been, in one way or another, illegal. There hasn’t been a single action he has done this term that hasn’t broken some rule, law, or statute somewhere.
The problem is “it’s not illegal if they don’t charge you” is this guys motto. And the people responsible for that won’t.
Your Constitution was written 100's of years ago by Freemasons, who don't give a fuck about anything but Wealth for them in Power, it needs Reformed for this day & age & to protect the people from Corrupt Politicians, Corporations & Bankers Who are the real criminals of the World.
SMH Article V? MAGA & supporters claim a mandate to act contrary to USCON, their actions implying it’s effectively amended? Side-stepped required major approval! Other legal paths possible? States actions? Go after mandate claim: failure to properly amend vs individual violations? Change the focus!
What about Amendment IX? Similar to Article V argument. Diff strat/focus! Numerous MAGA over-interpretations of USCON re: Exec powers such as excessive EOs, baseless fed firings, emergency powers when no war, deporting, universal tariffs, no due process, foreign banishment.
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Could the above Amendment IX and Article V path ideas also be used in PSA’s by Dems & non-MAGA Reps to educate the public re: US Con, Civics & disinformation; esp their supposed “mandate” vs USCON req’s & protections? Role of people above Exec’s?
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Why hasn’t the Democrats used this as an advantage for political support towards election victories? Is it because many Democratic leaders are part of this gravy train?
The problem now is that even if Trump had a heart attack&dropped dead tomorrow, he has so many of his dodgy cronies embedded in positions of power, life won’t go back to “normal” overnight, and it will be nigh on impossible to get rid of them. It would take years to resolve this mess.
Given how he lambasted Presidential predecessors as being weak for using Executive Orders, he sure does LOVE writing them, so many of them. Why get House approval when you go over their heads ey? 🤔
The question needs to be, aside from us common citizens who would need to fight a civil war or revolution. What are the people who took the oath and have the means to restore our rules of law, with less or no violence, going to get off their comfortable government paid asses and do something?
He’s doing whatever he wants. There are no checks on him or his thug incompetent regime at all. They are completely off the rails and nothing has changed or slowed them down and Garcia is still not home. DEFYING SCOTUS.
SCOTUS is so weak they didn’t give a time frame. He’s never getting out.
Somebody should sit Donny down and tell him he can’t play golf this afternoon until he finishes, reading the declaration of independence and the US Constitution
He's not supposed to be able to nor all his little henchman but they are doing it. The aren't playing by the rules and they don't care about the constitution.
The problem is the GOP. They have ceded their Constitutional powers and responsibilities and are just using their majority in Congress to vote in whatever the GOP exec wants, no matter how illegal, immoral, or destructive to the US.
Because Trumpie and MAGA want to make the U.S. an authoritarian state no matter how many people get hurt or freedoms lost. Trumpie and MAGA need to go to some of the 3rd world countries and spend some time there. They'll change their tunes pretty fast after a few months there.
Trump said he didn't know if he was required to uphold the Constitution, he'd ask his lawyer.
Attorney General Pam Bondi just approved him receiving a $400m bribe from Qatar. I don't think he's choosing good lawyers.
The question is NOT whether Trump can do that or not — he's doing it. Not only is Congress not stopping him. they're ENCOURAGING him, acting on whatever he wants, not acting on anything he doesn't want. The Republicans WANT this.
My gut reaction has been Trump can't do that, why do people keep letting him do that?
It's illegal/beyond the scope of the executive laugh and ignore it. Much like he's trying to do with SCOTUS rulings.
I have been personally handing out pocket constitutions to people, they contain the entire constitution, all 27 ammendments (the first 10 are collectively known as the bill of rights), and includes the decloration of independence.
I also leave them at stores and public places around my city.
It always surprises me when people look at it and decline.
I offer or provide extra's to people so they can give them to people they know.
Some people are surprised by how short of a document it is, and how simplistic it is.
Marbury vs Madison establishes that the constitution is actual law.
I'm poor, so I and family pich in to get them cheap from https://freedomfactor.org
I plan on trying to hand out 1000 of them eventually, almost halfway there.
Then I'll try to break that record!
Barns&Noble sells a nice version that also includes the articles of conferadtion and other info of the era.
If mike johnson and the republicans weren’t in charge of the congress there is no way we would be going through this putin’s agenda and the total destruction of our democracy !
The sad reality is that it doesn't matter what is written in a constitution or law if people do not believe in it, and no one challenges them if they ignore it.
And Congress does nothing. They continue to let our country collapse while worrying about political fallout. There will be, but not how they expect. Kissing Trump's ass will end them. The executive branch is too encompassing & too powerful. All branches need to be held accountable for this travesty.
I agree.Sadly the democrats are in the minority. (Yes we have dems like Schumer that need to go plus the dems siding w/Rep) but even when democrats in congress try to talk to republicans, the Rep are literally refusing to talk. What the hell are the Rep being paid for if they aren’t doing their job?
Exactly. That’s why I said we have dems siding with republicans & they need to go.
But the other dems that are trying to debate republicans in congress etc, are being stonewalled by republicans refusing to even speak.
Where have the Dems been for the last 20+ years? Over & over they too have dropped the ball. They have refused to do the right thing for fear of political fallout. The rules & capitulations they have helped pass through have lead directly to this power imbalance. The DNC & RNC are both complicit.
When Felon signs his executive orders with his sharpe & another right is taken away from US, in direct contradiction to the Constitution & the right isn’t upheld by SCOTUS then ‘We the People’ are no longer the HOME OF THE FREE’! ANYMORE!
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When random people are snatched off the street by people not showing ID, that is inconceivable.
I don't think we're quite there because of this hasn't hit the average person just yet. So there's no reason for them to lift a finger until it does.
Won't take long to boil over then.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/immigration/2025/05/09/judge-finds-iraq-war-veteran-in-phoenix-deportable/83538904007/
As far as “pedos” go, magats have a lock on that Champ:
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/e/2PACX-1vTFikAP6MXDCJjWzgMIOvpsT1ji-HwO-rLEvNE8e-cfCGh0YHoZluIG5TEsmwFub7MzIDfh0XgvcWL8/pub?pli=1
my employment. I received public service loan forgiveness. Only the very wealthy could afford this type of education AND I
received scholarships
@citizensimpeachment.com can help with that.
I thought self-preservation would've woken up more of his supporters, and I'm surprised it moved like none of them away.
They could grow a backbone and it could be bipartisan. We should continue to demand the justice that is due, regardless.
That goes for JD Vance too.
The problem is “it’s not illegal if they don’t charge you” is this guys motto. And the people responsible for that won’t.
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Donny2Dolls is a dictator.
Dictators do whatever the fuck they want until they're stopped.
🤷♀️
People get the govt they deserve. Enjoy.
SCOTUS is so weak they didn’t give a time frame. He’s never getting out.
Kristi Noem, Tim Honman & Kash Patel are also ignoring their Dept attorneys with their bullshit excuses & will soon see the wrath of blind justice
You know what you see.
You know what you hear.
You understand what you observe.
You are not crazy, no matter what they try to tell you.
What you're seeing isn't normal. Don't let it become normalised.
Attorney General Pam Bondi just approved him receiving a $400m bribe from Qatar. I don't think he's choosing good lawyers.
A lot of shitty people enabled this farce.
It's illegal/beyond the scope of the executive laugh and ignore it. Much like he's trying to do with SCOTUS rulings.
I also leave them at stores and public places around my city.
I offer or provide extra's to people so they can give them to people they know.
Some people are surprised by how short of a document it is, and how simplistic it is.
Marbury vs Madison establishes that the constitution is actual law.
I plan on trying to hand out 1000 of them eventually, almost halfway there.
Then I'll try to break that record!
Barns&Noble sells a nice version that also includes the articles of conferadtion and other info of the era.
But the other dems that are trying to debate republicans in congress etc, are being stonewalled by republicans refusing to even speak.
Love how silent they are when the Constitution’s actually being ignored.
If a black man is sworn to uphold it we’d better fight back! But a white man destroying it? All good apparently…