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My daughter just received in todays mail this shameless piece of electioneering, headlined The White House and paid for by the taxpayer
Emoluments clause anyone?
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This shameless piece of electioneering, headlined "The White House" (Original Post)
Soph0571
May 2020
OP
Deplorable. This mass mailing cost something, so it has a measurable value. It benefits
Karadeniz
May 2020
#4
I got the money by direct deposit. I did not need anything mailed to me
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2020
#5
elleng
(129,781 posts)1. Thanks to CONGRESS,
you a'hole!
The Magistrate
(95,237 posts)2. Ours Was Burnt, With Appropriate Ceremonies, Ma'am
"Magic loves the hungry."
CatMor
(6,212 posts)3. I immediately tore mine up into little pieces and ...
threw it in the garbage.
Karadeniz
(22,156 posts)4. Deplorable. This mass mailing cost something, so it has a measurable value. It benefits
Trump's reelection, so it is a gift to the campaign. I believe the emoluments clauses include funding from within the US as well as foreign emoluments. This should qualify as Trump's receiving domestic financing, since it was paid for by taxpayers.
Does this make any sense?
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,069 posts)5. I got the money by direct deposit. I did not need anything mailed to me
but His Lardship apparently felt the need to tell me that this money (which was already mine, and yours) was the result of his largesse. The letter, which you and I also paid for, went directly into my recycling bin because I have enough toilet paper.