President Trump, Please Read the Constitution

[lindalou65]

[link:https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/11/opinion/editorials/President-Trump-Please-Read-the-Constitution.html|

Worth the read. I remain incredulous that this fraudulent POS was 'elected.'

[hlthe2b]

1. Paywall, unfortunately... I subscribe to WAPO & my 2 local newspapers--that's it for me

[teach1st]

2. A taste

It's a great piece. Thanks for posting it.

“His idea of the presidency is, he was elected and he can do whatever he wants,” said Corey Brettschneider, a professor of political science at Brown University and author of “The Oath and the Office: A Guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents,” which will be published in 2018.

“Presidents usually regard the oath as a set of legally binding principles that they abide by,” Mr. Brettschneider said. “Trump tends to think of things in terms of real estate law — ways to get around legal requirements rather than enforcing and promoting them. That’s scary, because we rely on a president to espouse the norms of the Constitution.”

Sometimes Mr. Trump’s constitutional illiteracy is amusing, like the time he told a group of Republican senators that he wanted to protect “Article XII,” which doesn’t exist. More often it’s alarming. He has showed disdain for the separation of powers by repeatedly attacking the federal judiciary and individual judges who have ruled against him. He has made a mockery of the emoluments clause by refusing to divest his tangled business empire and profiting openly off his presidency. He has abused the pardon power by granting his first, and so far only, pardon to a former sheriff who was found in contempt of a federal court for defying an order. And he has failed to take care that the laws are faithfully executed, whether by trying to sabotage the Affordable Care Act, leaving hundreds of critical executive branch positions vacant or threatening to prosecute his former political opponent.

But his most frequent target is the Bill of Rights, which protects Americans against the federal government and, through the 14th Amendment, against the states. The list below is a small sampling of Mr. Trump’s depredations of those foundational amendments — via tweet, speech or interview — over the past two and a half years.

The article goes on to list examples from President Trump that show his disregard for the Bill of Rights.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. Good article. Thanks for posting.

[MyOwnPeace]

4. JUST THOSE EXAMPLES

as listed in the editorial should be grounds for impeachment.

And yet we're hearing another round of "we won't impeach" from our current Democratic Party leadership?

Really, who ARE we protecting?

[lindalou65]

5. I agree with you

From what I currently understand, the rationale that is given (by the Democratic Party leaders) is that we should wait for Mueller to finish his investigation. It is expected that what he finds will make it clear that #45 must be impeached/forced to resign, etc. I hope that is the case. For the time being, as long as the Republicans hold the House and Senate, impeachment will not occur. It is hard to be patient!

[TNNurse]

6. I do not think Trump's reading comprehension would make a difference.

He understands nothing beyond what benefits him.

[MyOwnPeace]

7. Ain't THAT the truth!!!!

He'd need somebody to read it to him - or Cliff Notes!

[Nitram]

9. The "Mind of Trump" Cliff Notes:

Me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, e, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me,

[Nitram]

8. I don't care if he reads the document. I doubt he'd understand it if he did.

Congress must remove him from office before he does something we can't undo.