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Stranger Than Friction's avatar

Thanks Marcie. We're also going to need a lawsplainer about the likely EO effects on education.

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tegrat's avatar

Linda M, to her credit, claims to have some secret sauce she's gonna use to improve accreditation. I think she called it A1 sauce or something. She's one sharp cookie!

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Zyxomma's avatar

Ta, Marcie. Sigh. I have a lifetime National Parks pass.

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Queen Méabh's avatar

I'm in a deep blue funk because of all the ghastly news I read this morning. Really super negative mood. It's a good thing there's no alcohol in the house.

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Hank Napkin's avatar

Sir persists in misspelling 'Drumpf'.

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Jjamie's avatar

Or Schlump as I've proudly dubbed it

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Phried Ω's avatar

"National Garden of American Heroes" sounds like a wagering opportunity.

Who will give me odds on George Lincoln Rockwell being in and Harriet Tubman being out?

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Gern Blansten's avatar

It’s Edumacationalisming All Over The Damned Place

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AlbertCamus's avatar

So, Harvard could be going the way of, say, New College of Florida? Didn't realize that the circus had a second act. Look how nice they made the Kennedy Center?

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Erisian's avatar

"Starting with how they all begin “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America,” and then decreeing rules that the Constitution makes clear are supposed to be made by Congress."

* The only time that the Fulvous Fuckwad obeys the Constitution and the laws of the land are when he wants to and thinks they will be of personal benefit.

* Mooseballs Mussolini will spin, pervert, intentionally misinterpret, and twist anything else that he thinks will make him omnipotent.

* Some of the rules that prevent him from carrying out his nefarious plans have been made moot. >> The RINOs voluntarily gave him the power of the purse in the CR just passed;

>> The Amber Ardipithecus ramidus signed EOs declaring emergencies that he thinks lets him circumvent any bounds placed on him by the Constitution. An example is his insisting that the rest of the world is economically taking advantage of the US so he declares an economic emergency that lets him usurp Congressional authority to place tariffs;

>> The Mango Malignancy declared war against gangs, but there are problems with this:

>>> Only Congress can declare war:

"The Constitution’s Article I, Section 8 specifically lists as a power of Congress the power “to declare War,” which unquestionably gives the legislature the power to initiate hostilities. The extent to which this clause limits the President’s ability to use military force without Congress’s affirmative approval remains highly contested.

Most people agree, at minimum, that the Declare War Clause grants Congress an exclusive power. That is, ***Presidents cannot, on their own authority, declare war***." [emphasis added] https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/articles/article-i/clauses/753

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"A war is declared between the US and "any foreign nation or government" OR

"Invasion or predatory incursion is perpetrated, attempted, or threatened against the territory of the United States by any foreign nation or government" AND

"the President makes public proclamation of the event"

In other words, if the US is at war with another country, or a foreign nation or government has invaded the US or threatened to, a president can invoke the Alien Enemies Act." [words in all caps in the original] https://abc7.com/post/amid-donald-trumps-invocation-alien-enemies-act-here-are-answers-key-questions-1798-law/16034035/

As far as I can tell, there is nothing in the Constitution that would allow POTUS to declare war (which he can't), and the Constitution refers to countries or governments, not individuals or gangs. (The Pumpkin Pestilence claims that TdA is working for Nicolás Maduro, but like all of his other claims he offers no proof.

fnord

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kmblue187's avatar

I watched a two hour History Channel documentary about Caligula last night. Trump and Caligula have a lot in common... into revenge on their enemies, humiliating others, and scaring the shit out of the sane.

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Queen Méabh's avatar

At least Caligula loved his horse. He was very fond of one of his sisters, too (a bit too fond actually). TFG doesn't love anyone but himself.

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kmblue187's avatar

Yeah, but he loves himself really hard.

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Valerie Starr's avatar

My eldest attended an HBCU in the South to get an MBA in accounting. They loved it and are very supportive of HBCUs. In fact one of the things they liked best about VP Harris was her HBCU degree. Felon 45+ is an idiot.

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kmblue187's avatar

Visit a National Park before Trump starts drilling! Back in the day, protestors would block access to the parks to protect them. I gotta dig around for my "Over My Dead Body" T-shirt.

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Louise James's avatar

So, about those Black jobs Trump was talking about...

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Margo Lindsey's avatar

This is an administration full of pea brains, jackasses, religious zealots and hacks with the biggest jerk of all time calling the shots! Worst of all they are full of jealousy and envy directed at those who actually are smart, dedicated, compassionate, accomplished professionals. Absolute destruction and corruption when greedy monsters take power,

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Goonemeritus's avatar

When I'm Potus I will be renditioning shoppers that don't return their shopping cart to the cart corral, my second executive order will involve people who checkout more than ten items in the express lane and then use copons which they can't find in their cubic yard purses.

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Let me sum up's avatar

No one should ever claim we don't tackle the big issues here.

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Goonemeritus's avatar

To be fair I will probably not live long enough to die from global warming, Wegmans check out lines however....

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Khavrinen's avatar

( And then demand that the clerk "just use it anyway", even though it expired six months ago. )

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Larry Schmitt's avatar

Exile them to a Kohl's parking lot.

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Let me sum up's avatar

It's own version of purgatory.

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Dorothea is a Democrat's avatar

and where is that checkbook?

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Goonemeritus's avatar

I hope they enjoy their time in El Salvador's CECOT prison,

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Larry Schmitt's avatar

And a pen that works.

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Dorothea is a Democrat's avatar

NYT: trump says he has No Allegiance in Russia-Ukraine war.

And the NYT DOESN'T KNOW. They've been covering this man for decades, but they HAVE NO CLUE. Is it Russia or Ukraine, the NYT CAN'T TELL. Evidence is for courtrooms not newspapers! Everything is a mystery except that Joe Biden is old.

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Goonemeritus's avatar

Not even the roses and box of chocolates he sent Vladimir last valentines day

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