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BlueTsunami2018

(3,493 posts)
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 03:05 PM Nov 2020

All those things that were "unwritten" rules should now be written. [View all]

Spell it out since the emoluments clause is apparently too vague to be enforced.

You must show your taxes, you may not run a business, you may not profit from the office, you must comply with oversight and subpoenas and so on.

All those gentleman’s agreements and honor system norms that have been taken for granted all these years must now be spelled out definitively. We can never take the chance that a person like this ever takes office again.

What else should be added to the list?

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Yes Lokee11 Nov 2020 #1
True! BComplex Nov 2020 #8
McConnell too exboyfil Nov 2020 #2
I'd love to see Biden's DOJ go after Moscow Mitch night & day until they jail him. KS Toronado Nov 2020 #18
We can never again just assume the elected President is a person of good character. BKDem Nov 2020 #3
Yep soothsayer Nov 2020 #4
The power to pardon... Newest Reality Nov 2020 #5
The pardon should NEVER apply to anyone who might be complicit in a crime that BComplex Nov 2020 #12
Agreed. There is no honor in this administration nature-lover Nov 2020 #6
Absolutely. mindfulNJ Nov 2020 #7
you must concede with in 24 hrs after all recounts and your gopiscrap Nov 2020 #9
That's not necessary, IMHO. Newest Reality Nov 2020 #19
Don't we need the senate to do most of this? unitedwethrive Nov 2020 #10
Many would need not only the Senate sarisataka Nov 2020 #23
No Supreme Court vacancies filled in an election year NameAlreadyTaken Nov 2020 #11
Why not instead say sarisataka Nov 2020 #22
YES! Republicons and tRumpissers need guidance. Add ELECTORAL REFORM, should be top priority. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2020 #13
One thing to leave OFF the list GopherGal Nov 2020 #14
Absolutely. BComplex Nov 2020 #16
The DOJ finding that a sitting President cannot be indicted must be withdrawn. BKDem Nov 2020 #15
Agreed! SheltieLover Nov 2020 #17
i don't think the emoluments clause is too vague to be enforced. unblock Nov 2020 #20
Yes, you said it so right RazzleCat Nov 2020 #21
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