Trump Has Gone From Unconstitutional to Anti-Constitutional

[imawhosure]

Donald Trump believes he is above the law. And people excuse and support this.

Trump Has Gone From Unconstitutional to Anti-Constitutional​

Most of us know what it means for something to be unconstitutional. An unconstitutional act is one that violates some aspect of the Constitution as understood by the courts, although the public and its representatives are also free to make claims about the constitutionality of one act or another.

The courts have said, among other things, that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional; that unequal representation in state legislatures is unconstitutional; and that laws banning same-sex marriage are unconstitutional. Moving to the present, we can say that President Trump’s order overturning birthright citizenship is, according to the plain text of the 14th Amendment, unconstitutional. There is also a strong argument that the president’s effort to remove transgender people from military service is, as a court ruled Tuesday night, unconstitutional.

You get the picture.

But there are other ways to evaluate the actions of a government. You can ask a somewhat different question: not whether an action is constitutional, but whether it sits opposed to constitutionalism itself. You can ask, in other words, whether it is anti-constitutional.

The project of constitutionalism, the historian Henry Steele Commager wrote, is the project of “government under law, by law, through law, in conformity with law.” It is, to borrow from John Locke, “to have a standing rule to live by, common to every one of that society, and made by the legislative power erected in it.” And in the American political tradition, it is the central principle that “governments are not omnipotent” but of “only limited authority.”

An anti-constitutional act is one that rejects the basic premises of constitutionalism. It rejects the premise that sovereignty lies with the people, that ours is a government of limited and enumerated powers and that the officers of that government are bound by law.

The new president has, in just the first two months of his second term, performed a number of illegal and unconstitutional acts. But the defining attribute of his administration thus far is its anti-constitutional orientation. Both of its most aggressive and far-reaching efforts — the impoundment of billions of dollars in congressionally authorized spending and the attempt to realize the president’s promise of mass deportation — rest on fundamentally anti-constitutional assertions of executive authority.

Opinion | Trump Has Gone From Unconstitutional to Anti-Constitutional

Where all this goes is still up to us.

www.nytimes.com

And IM has gone from a racist, poverty pimp..............to a conspiracy theorist. Hey IM, whatever gets you through the night-)

 

[Etymology gaslight]

Donald Trump believes he is above the law. And people excuse and support this.

Trump Has Gone From Unconstitutional to Anti-Constitutional​

Most of us know what it means for something to be unconstitutional. An unconstitutional act is one that violates some aspect of the Constitution as understood by the courts, although the public and its representatives are also free to make claims about the constitutionality of one act or another.

The courts have said, among other things, that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional; that unequal representation in state legislatures is unconstitutional; and that laws banning same-sex marriage are unconstitutional. Moving to the present, we can say that President Trump’s order overturning birthright citizenship is, according to the plain text of the 14th Amendment, unconstitutional. There is also a strong argument that the president’s effort to remove transgender people from military service is, as a court ruled Tuesday night, unconstitutional.

You get the picture.

But there are other ways to evaluate the actions of a government. You can ask a somewhat different question: not whether an action is constitutional, but whether it sits opposed to constitutionalism itself. You can ask, in other words, whether it is anti-constitutional.

The project of constitutionalism, the historian Henry Steele Commager wrote, is the project of “government under law, by law, through law, in conformity with law.” It is, to borrow from John Locke, “to have a standing rule to live by, common to every one of that society, and made by the legislative power erected in it.” And in the American political tradition, it is the central principle that “governments are not omnipotent” but of “only limited authority.”

An anti-constitutional act is one that rejects the basic premises of constitutionalism. It rejects the premise that sovereignty lies with the people, that ours is a government of limited and enumerated powers and that the officers of that government are bound by law.

The new president has, in just the first two months of his second term, performed a number of illegal and unconstitutional acts. But the defining attribute of his administration thus far is its anti-constitutional orientation. Both of its most aggressive and far-reaching efforts — the impoundment of billions of dollars in congressionally authorized spending and the attempt to realize the president’s promise of mass deportation — rest on fundamentally anti-constitutional assertions of executive authority.

Opinion | Trump Has Gone From Unconstitutional to Anti-Constitutional

Where all this goes is still up to us.

www.nytimes.com

Most of us know.

 

[Stann]

Better check your dictionary.
In a democracy all the citizens vote on all the issues and bills, laws to be made, etc.
We can't all spend most of our days "in Congress" so we elect representatives = republic.
Invest ten and a half minutes watching this and it will be more clear to you.

The American Form Of Government - YouTube​

Your republic form of government is based on democratic ideals like elections , representation and the rule of law. I rest my case we are a democracy.

 

[Stryder50]

Your republic form of government is based on democratic ideals like elections , representation and the rule of law. I rest my case we are a democracy.

Rest your case all you want.
You are still ignorant and an idiot on this topic.

 

[Stryder50]

Trump needs to watch it.

So do you, and many others here.
Especially the Leftist~Marxists.

 

[Stryder50]

Your republic form of government is based on democratic ideals like elections , representation and the rule of law. I rest my case we are a democracy.

U.S. Constitution
...

Article IV​

...

Section 4​

The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.
........

Full Text of the U.S. Constitution | Constitution Center

Read and share the complete text of the United States Constitution.

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I suggest you read and learn your owner's manual, a.k.a. the U.S. Constitution.
One can't be considered a real citizen unless they know it.

 

[Stryder50]

Your Democrats have been ruining this country since 2016. Trump is the only hope we had to turn that around. Thank God he won!

Actually they started about 1933.

 

[Stann]

Rest your case all you want.
You are still ignorant and an idiot on this topic.

So is our Constitution based on fascist ideas or communist ideals or socialist ideas ; no it's all based on democratic ideals. Wake up already. Republic is merely the format our democracy lives within. Nothing more.

 

[Mac1958]

So is our Constitution based on fascist ideas or communist ideals or socialist ideas ; no it's all based on democratic ideals. Wake up already. Republic is merely the format our democracy lives within. Nothing more.

I don't know why they're so fixated on this. The term "democracy" has always been a simple catch-all for the people's vote counting. It's not meant literally. This need they have to parse it is pointless.

 

[Stann]

U.S. Constitution
...

Article IV​

...

Section 4​

The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.
........

Full Text of the U.S. Constitution | Constitution Center

Read and share the complete text of the United States Constitution.

constitutioncenter.org

.....................
I suggest you read and learn your owner's manual, a.k.a. the U.S. Constitution.
One can't be considered a real citizen unless they know it.

One of the first things Hitler did in his fascist takeover of Germany was dismantling the Republic. All freedoms were lost. Democracy died.usolini and his fascist party simply ran the Italian Republic. Same situation freedom and democracy was lost. You can't really have a Republic without democracy and freedom. That's the bottom line.

 

[luiza]

Trump Has Gone From Unconstitutional to Anti-Constitutional

And IQ-2.0 has gone from Obsessional Racist to a big blathering baby .

 

[Stann]

I don't know why they're so fixated on this. The term "democracy" has always been a simple catch-all for the people's vote counting. It's not meant literally. This need they have to parse it is pointless.

This idiot I'm talking to is hung up on the idea we are not a democratic Republic. Must be new to the country. I've lived here my whole life. It's just common sense.

 

[konradv]

So do you, and many others here.
Especially the Leftist~Marxists.

What Marxists? MAGA is delusional.

 

[Stann]

What Marxists? MAGA is delusional.

Lies have become their truth.

 

[Stryder50]

One of the first things Hitler did in his fascist takeover of Germany was dismantling the Republic. All freedoms were lost. Democracy died.usolini and his fascist party simply ran the Italian Republic. Same situation freedom and democracy was lost. You can't really have a Republic without democracy and freedom. That's the bottom line.

Democracy is generic, has many versions and definitions.
Republic is more specific, when not misapplied.

 

[Stryder50]

What Marxists? MAGA is delusional.

Most USA Leftists echo Marxist concepts.
Some don't know they do, it's subconscious programing.
Others do know it, but lie about it.
Concepts such as "Wealth Redistribution" and most "Progressive" agenda are aspect of Marxist foundation.
The Right is no where near as delusional as the Left.

 

[Stann]

Democracy is generic, has many versions and definitions.
Republic is more specific, when not misapplied.

Whatever , just words , thoughts and deeds are more important. That is why words such as Republic exist in the first place. Democracy is the foremost thought in America.

 

[konradv]

Most USA Leftists echo Marxist concepts.
Some don't know they do, it's subconscious programing.
Others do know it, but lie about it.
Concepts such as "Wealth Redistribution" and most "Progressive" agenda are aspect of Marxist foundation.
The Right is no where near as delusional as the Left.

MAGA echoes fascist concepts, but you slavishly follow?!

 

[konradv]

Most USA Leftists echo Marxist concepts.
Some don't know they do, it's subconscious programing.
Others do know it, but lie about it.
Concepts such as "Wealth Redistribution" and most "Progressive" agenda are aspect of Marxist foundation.
The Right is no where near as delusional as the Left.

Woody Guthrie- All You Fascists Bound to Lose

 

[marvin martian]

Donald Trump believes he is above the law. And people excuse and support this.

Trump Has Gone From Unconstitutional to Anti-Constitutional​

Most of us know what it means for something to be unconstitutional. An unconstitutional act is one that violates some aspect of the Constitution as understood by the courts, although the public and its representatives are also free to make claims about the constitutionality of one act or another.

The courts have said, among other things, that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional; that unequal representation in state legislatures is unconstitutional; and that laws banning same-sex marriage are unconstitutional. Moving to the present, we can say that President Trump’s order overturning birthright citizenship is, according to the plain text of the 14th Amendment, unconstitutional. There is also a strong argument that the president’s effort to remove transgender people from military service is, as a court ruled Tuesday night, unconstitutional.

You get the picture.

But there are other ways to evaluate the actions of a government. You can ask a somewhat different question: not whether an action is constitutional, but whether it sits opposed to constitutionalism itself. You can ask, in other words, whether it is anti-constitutional.

The project of constitutionalism, the historian Henry Steele Commager wrote, is the project of “government under law, by law, through law, in conformity with law.” It is, to borrow from John Locke, “to have a standing rule to live by, common to every one of that society, and made by the legislative power erected in it.” And in the American political tradition, it is the central principle that “governments are not omnipotent” but of “only limited authority.”

An anti-constitutional act is one that rejects the basic premises of constitutionalism. It rejects the premise that sovereignty lies with the people, that ours is a government of limited and enumerated powers and that the officers of that government are bound by law.

The new president has, in just the first two months of his second term, performed a number of illegal and unconstitutional acts. But the defining attribute of his administration thus far is its anti-constitutional orientation. Both of its most aggressive and far-reaching efforts — the impoundment of billions of dollars in congressionally authorized spending and the attempt to realize the president’s promise of mass deportation — rest on fundamentally anti-constitutional assertions of executive authority.

Opinion | Trump Has Gone From Unconstitutional to Anti-Constitutional

Where all this goes is still up to us.

www.nytimes.com

You wanted to take away my kids and put me in jail for refusing your magic shot.