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AndJusticeForSome

(537 posts)
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 10:11 PM Sep 2018

How does this (NYT) not just immediately invalidate everything

...this administration has done, since (if sufficient evidence is produced), it tells the country that the President is not, in fact, running things?

Selective adoption of his policies?

Fruit of the Poison Tree much?

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How does this (NYT) not just immediately invalidate everything (Original Post) AndJusticeForSome Sep 2018 OP
Because it's anonymous. We've already seen the evidence. NT enough Sep 2018 #1
Yes, the caveat I mentioned was verification n/t AndJusticeForSome Sep 2018 #2
It does, but the entire right including many anti-Trump cons... Dawson Leery Sep 2018 #3
Well... but we know what poison does AndJusticeForSome Sep 2018 #4
Can you point to the "anonymous NYT op-ed" provision of the Constitution? Recursion Sep 2018 #5
I'm talking about invalidating every (reversible) action AndJusticeForSome Sep 2018 #7
Can you point to the "anonymous NYT op-ed" provision of the Constitution for Presidential actions? Recursion Sep 2018 #8
Exactly right! Zoonart Sep 2018 #6
the Russian stuff has already invalidated it JI7 Sep 2018 #9
That's not how this works Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2018 #10

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)
3. It does, but the entire right including many anti-Trump cons...
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 10:15 PM
Sep 2018

Sykes, Kristol, Podhoretz, Shapiro are alright taking that poison fruit.

The entire right is corrupt beyond redemption.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
5. Can you point to the "anonymous NYT op-ed" provision of the Constitution?
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 10:20 PM
Sep 2018

No?

Then we need to stick to the five Constitutional methods for a President's tenure to end.

AndJusticeForSome

(537 posts)
7. I'm talking about invalidating every (reversible) action
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 10:28 PM
Sep 2018

from this administration.

Yes, we are in uncharted waters, and have been, going on two years now.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
8. Can you point to the "anonymous NYT op-ed" provision of the Constitution for Presidential actions?
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 01:59 AM
Sep 2018

His actions are absolutely as binding as any other President's. There's no magic cleanup wand here.

Zoonart

(11,879 posts)
6. Exactly right!
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 10:23 PM
Sep 2018

I think many are missing the real danger here. The elected chief executive is NOT running the government. It is being run by a secret cabal. That is probably the definition of constitutional crisis.

We all want Trump gone and soon, but the fact that the decision making processes of the administration is being run by an ad-hoc cabal of unelected co-conspirators, in order to save us from the unindicted co-conspirator is truly crazy and scary.

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