the american constitution does not deal in minutiae. it speaks in generalities with the aim of establishing a limited government of enumerated powers. it is an analytical mistake to treat textual ambiguities as license to ignore that intent or the stated intent of specific provisions. (3)
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"What does the vagarity in the Constitution allow us to get away with & how can we break open cracks into the impenetrable?"
Good times.
so, the law is now whatever we it say is.
So, let's say:
Trump's second term is only 60 days.
As such, he is illegally
in the White House
and must be removed.
Asap.
Unless he reinstates the Constitution, particularly the 14th Amendment.
I’m just in disbelief and feeing defeated that we slowly allowed this group of incompetent buffoons to take over all three branches with the intent to destroy our country…and it looks like they are succeeding
as if every constitutional hat has a rabbit inside.
The odds of him even being alive in 2028 are much slimmer than he is.
Worth noting that Project 2025 has rebranded as "The Third Term Project."
Also, Donold doesn't have a sense of humour. He doesn't joke, he's not musing, he's not using hyperbole. He has no intention of leaving office, and neither does the fascist right.
Essentially, intending to undermine the spirit of the law by navigating semantic ambiguity of the written law would be seen not only as an analog to the crime it attempted to “legally” commit, but also an additional charge for the willful attack on the institute of law.
I don't think Trump's hold on SCOTUS is complete enough, and we need not agree with them anyway.
Thank you for your writing and please never stop.
They are asking him about it without pushback.
Thus they are normalizing it.
None of this is accidental.
Trump is taking "third term" for a spin in his golfcart to see how it plays and lays with the media and the public.
Journalists needs to do better
At least it's not supposed to be. With his supreme court, they would probably decline to hear the case.
That's why I cannot take this thought experiment seriously. Because then he wins.
Keep things in perspective is what I'm saying.
You're giving him exactly what he's looking for: worry & anguish. He feeds off of that. He's a psychic vampire & sadist.
He's already nosediving in popularity. What indication is there that'd he'd even have the capability to pull this off?
Trump plans to stay in power indefinitely. And it appears Republicans are doing, or are willing to do, all they can to pave that way for him.
This whole "but seriously" from him was meant to steal the news cycle, an effort that's been largely successful.
"Left hand -- 10, 9, 8, 7, 6.
"Right hand -- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
"Six and five are 11."
In every system of thought, there are holes that are smoothed over with reason, courtesy, or an appeal to higher values.
That is called civiliization.
Schrödinger's Douchebag 😂
either create martial law situattions,
not allow opposition to vote,
mess with the voting machines
or pull a Jan 6.
If you start playing silly word games, the whole system collapses.
This is because their judges have minimal authority to reinterpret, so everything has to be defined in advance.