Trump has exceeded his power and is destroying the basis of what this country has been for 250 years. No other president has gone to this extreme! This means that not Biden, not Obama, and not any other president before Trump has gone to this extreme!
AI Overview
President Trump has increasingly asserted that, as the elected leader, he holds ultimate executive authority, characterizing his second term by a belief that he
"runs the country and the world". This approach includes
claims of "total power" over matters like state reopenings, challenging traditional constraints on executive action, and asserting unilateral control in international relations.
- Assertion of Authority: During his second term, Trump has expressed that he has a much better understanding of the government and feels truly in charge, which has translated into bolder, less constrained actions.
- "Total" Power Claims: Trump has stated that "all executive power is vested in the one man elected by the whole nation," arguing that no "unelected bureaucrat" has independent authority. He previously claimed "total" authority over reopening state economies during the pandemic, a claim that faced legal and constitutional scrutiny.
- Unilateral International Action: His administration has taken steps, such as those regarding Venezuela, that have been criticized as bypassing traditional international law protocols and acting without congressional authorization.
- Comparison to Other Presidents: The assertion of such vast authority has been described as surpassing the power claims of previous presidents. Critics, legal experts, and analysts have frequently pointed out that the President's powers are not "total" and are instead checked by the Constitution, Congress, and the judiciary.
Harvard Law Review +5
While some supporters view this as a legitimate use of executive power to fulfill campaign promises, critics argue
it exceeds the intended constitutional limits of the office.
Let us be honest for once. What Trump is doing, and his supporters are supporting and embracing, is one man making the decisions for all 342 million Americans. As such, the Republic is no longer in play, representatives of each of the hundreds of communities, no longer have any say for the people they represent, the Senate and the House have been thrown aside and no longer have any power, given that if they disagree with Trump, they become pariah's to be persecuted and punished. Even the Supreme Court is wrong in their decisions and should not be listened to.
None of the other presidents have ever done (or tried doing it) this to this country, because every other president believed in the Constitution and what this country was all about. This means that the MAGA (Make America Great Again) logo is pure bullshit as this actually takes away whatever greatness this country ever has obtained.
Let me for one second, play the devil's advocate and say what Trump supporters believe in is correct, which is "Trump is doing a great job as he is attempting to get rid of waste, corruption, injustice, illegality, and all the rest of the negatives that exist in a government". Okay, that is a good thing for sure, but is it worth the cost? If we allow ONE PERSON (no matter how good he may actually be) to destroy what this country has built over 250 years, destroy what our ancestors built with great sacrifice, and throw away all the checks and balances that now exist, is that a cost you are willing to pay?
After all, is there any one person in this history of this world that is perfect? Do you want to allow one person to tell you what to do, how to do it, where to do it and with what degree it can be done, without you having any say in it?
That is what is in stake for all of us (including his supporters) if we all allow this to happen. Under that situation,
all of us are at risk of being punished, gone after, persecuted, and found guilty if that one person thinks you have done something wrong. There will be NO WAY for any of us to defend ourselves and our rights if that occurs.
Do you Trump supporters actually want that to happen? No matter what good Trump is doing for this country? Are you actually willing to sacrifice your own lives for that to occur?
Or is it that you actually believe that the checks and balances that have existed for 250 years, the ability to get justice through the courts (legal system), the right to free speech, and the rights to life, liberty and happiness will actually survive if Trump is allowed to continue on this path?
I dare the Trump supporters to address this question............"do you want to allow the president to do whatever he wants, no matter who it is done against"?
