Presidential Politics
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Some if this investment was announced previously. In September, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met former U.S. President Joe Biden, in the first visit of a UAE president to the White House.
Musk bought a US President for ~$290M
Buying a presidency: Elon Musk spent over $250 million to elect Donald Trump
The billionaire CEO of X and Tesla was also the sole financier of the misleadingly named "RBG PAC," per the FEC
www.salon.com
Interesting article.Musk bought a US President for ~$290M
Buying a presidency: Elon Musk spent over $250 million to elect Donald Trump
The billionaire CEO of X and Tesla was also the sole financier of the misleadingly named "RBG PAC," per the FECwww.salon.com
The first words of the article call a US citizens of 23 years a South African.
“South African billionaire Elon Musk.”
I haven’t seen that video in a while. I remember thinking it was debatable when it first came out. Clearly, I wasn’t thinking. That is obviously intentional.
Let’s see what Ag thinks. He is the voice of reason for the crazies. What say you Ag?
OL’ slow Starchy posts still photos of people waving to try to deny the obvious in that video. Nazi Jesus is their guy. They will bow and salute to him, even as he is the biggest welfare king who ever lived.
And hey, Starchy, if Trump can deport green card holders who have committed no crime, I see no problem having the next Democratic president— assuming we have elections again — grabbing OL’ Mushhead, locking him in chains, and flying his South African arse to South Africa. We’ll just tell the South African president, take him or we will send warships off your coast.
Of course, all the Space X contracts will have already have been canceled by then by George Soros, or maybe his son.
And hey, Starchy, if Trump can deport green card holders who have committed no crime, I see no problem having the next Democratic president— assuming we have elections again — grabbing OL’ Mushhead, locking him in chains, and flying his South African arse to South Africa. We’ll just tell the South African president, take him or we will send warships off your coast.
Of course, all the Space X contracts will have already have been canceled by then by George Soros, or maybe his son.
oh, so you like gov't by oligarchs...they just have to be libtard oligarchs like Soros, Gates, Zuckerberg. gotcha. same with the courts. you like "activist" courts...as long as they are in keeping with your libtard aberrations. you clowns never disappoint.
Wooosshhh.
Need to start calling you Slow, Low-IQ Boob Berry.
But thanks for acknowledging that Mushhead is indeed an oligarch and that your Orange Jesus has invited oligarchy.
Wonder why Trump would lie about signing the deportation order? His base likes his lies & deportation.
CNN Fact-Checks Trump’s Claim He ‘Didn’t Sign’ Deportation Proclamation
The document, in the federal register, bears the president’s signature for all to see.
www.thedailybeast.com
.0046 of the federal budget. And staff and those getting grants have to be transparent about how every dollar is spent. This funding gives communities things like:
Summer reading programs
Ebooks
Workforce training
Technology training
Access to stem activities
Emerging technology
Wifi hotspots - critical in rural communities
Community health programs
Book clubs
Senior programs
Digitizing local history
Preserving local history
Summer snacks and meals for kids and families
Teen programs
Local author collections
Please contact your reps.
https://www.npr.org/.../library-museum-funding-doge...
Summer reading programs
Ebooks
Workforce training
Technology training
Access to stem activities
Emerging technology
Wifi hotspots - critical in rural communities
Community health programs
Book clubs
Senior programs
Digitizing local history
Preserving local history
Summer snacks and meals for kids and families
Teen programs
Local author collections
Please contact your reps.
https://www.npr.org/.../library-museum-funding-doge...
Some speak about making America Great Again.
Sam Rayburn "When I became a member of the law firm of Steger, Thurmond and Rayburn, Messrs. Thurmond and Steger were representing the Santa Fe Railroad Company, receiving pay monthly. When the first check came after I entered the firm, Mr. Thurmond brought to my desk one-third of the amount of the check, explaining what it was for. I said to him that I was a member of the Legislature, representing the people of Fannin County, and that my experience had taught me that men who represent the people should be as far removed as possible from concerns whose interests he was liable to be called on to legislate concerning, and that on that ground I would not accept a dollar of the railroad's money, though I was legally entitled to it. I never did take a dollar of it. I have been guided by the principle in all my dealings"
Now our representatives and Supreme Court Justices enrich themselves at the public expense.
"A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one" is attributed to Rayburn
Sam Rayburn "When I became a member of the law firm of Steger, Thurmond and Rayburn, Messrs. Thurmond and Steger were representing the Santa Fe Railroad Company, receiving pay monthly. When the first check came after I entered the firm, Mr. Thurmond brought to my desk one-third of the amount of the check, explaining what it was for. I said to him that I was a member of the Legislature, representing the people of Fannin County, and that my experience had taught me that men who represent the people should be as far removed as possible from concerns whose interests he was liable to be called on to legislate concerning, and that on that ground I would not accept a dollar of the railroad's money, though I was legally entitled to it. I never did take a dollar of it. I have been guided by the principle in all my dealings"
Now our representatives and Supreme Court Justices enrich themselves at the public expense.
"A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one" is attributed to Rayburn
And what happens when “his” Supreme Court delivers an adverse ruling?
To some degree, I think the talk of constitutional crisis now is overblown. The rubber will meet the road when these cases reach the Supreme Court. How can a president invoke a law meant for wartime when there is no war? How can a president “eliminate” an agency that was created by law approved by Congress? The Supremes cannot possibly rule in his favor in many of these cases.
Of course, all the MAGAs here do not care. They elected a king and are proud of it. They bow to their Orange Jesus. The all-powerful and all-knowing Oz.
I'll share what a few law professors I have spoken to in recent days believe is happening, regardless of political bent. It is this: We are in a constitutional crisis that is unprecedented and that may very well destroy the form of constitutional government our founders created more than 200 years ago.
A fact not enough people realize is that our constitutional democracy is fragile. It requires three co-equal branches of government with checks and balances baked-in to keep each branch in line. Each branch has a role, and under the Supremacy Clause, the federal courts have the authority to check the President by using their assigned right to "interpret" the Constitution and declare the President's orders (when challenged in court) either constitutional or unconstitutional.
When a federal court rules, however, it does not have an army to enforce its ruling. It can't make others follow what it says. Rather, we have always relied on the belief that our leaders will put the Constitution over themselves and their "needs of the moment," and will follow the Constitution. So far, our Presidents of both parties have done this. That is why our democracy has endured. Each past President of each party has taken the position that, "I am not bigger than the Constitution. I must follow the federal courts and the Supremacy Clause, even if I don't like it." In fact, no one has dared to suggest otherwise.
But what the Trump administration's lawyers and spokespersons are doing now is breaking from about 250 years of custom and practice when they argue that the checks and balances do not apply to Trump and does not have to follow federal court decisions that say his orders are unconstitutional. This position is unprecedented and extremely scary. Can he get away with it if the people don't stop him, because the federal courts can't stop him? Remember, the federal courts do not have armies. Armies, the police, etc. are all under the Executive Branch.
The U.S. Constitution is an honor-code system. We have always relied on good faith that no one will break the pact. We have always taken the position that our Presidents will not defy the federal courts and, for that matter, that the American people would not elect someone who would do such a thing. But now we have elected such a person.
You might think, "But I love Trump's policies. Screw the federal courts who are holding him back." But that is short-sighted. Once the system is broken, it is broken. Because then when a Democrat gets in office, that person can do whatever the hell he wants with no checks and balances. If he wants to send agents into your house and search it for evidence that you criticized the President and then lock you up in a jail cell somewhere without ever seeing a judge, you might say, "They can't, that's unconstitutional!!!" But if the federal courts agree with you and say, "Duh, that's definitely unconstitutional," the President doesn't have to listen to the federal courts. And the President won't have to anymore. Remember, Trump established that new principle overriding 250 years of norms and enshrined the President as King. No checks and balances. If Trump succeeds in what he's trying to do, a President in the future can do whatever the hell he wants.
I am not taking issue with any Trump voter or any of Trump's policies. If you love Trump's policies, fine. But I believe that most Americans who love Trump's policies also love the Constitution and our Country and our Democracy, and don't really understand or care about the magnitude of what is happening (or the news they are watching is not covering it). If you don't know what I'm talking about, as I mentioned earlier please start once a week googling "Trump defies federal courts" or "Trump falsely claims....and start getting educated, and then let your voice be heard. Call your leaders and if you support Trump say, "I support Trump and his policies, but he has to follow the Constitution and has to follow the federal courts."
Nice to see you admit what Biden did to Trump and dozens of other citizens.
Did this diatribe make you feel morally superior?
