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[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 163 points 3 days ago (20 children)

I know that she's just lying and being a piece of shit as usual.

That being said, could you not lie better? Saying that every order the president gives is lawful is such a 5 year old's understanding of how the government works. It's such a naive thing to say.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 70 points 3 days ago (2 children)

These people have the mental acuity of 5 year olds so no. And no offense meant to 5 year olds.

[–] shyguyblue@lemmy.world 38 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You're not far off. The majority of my sperm donors siblings didn't finish high school, and are so deep in the MAGA trash, it's embarrassing to call them relatives...

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[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 30 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

Bagdad Barbie didn't get her job by being smart, that's for sure.

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[–] benignintervention@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It's even more sinister than that. She is parroting Nazi propaganda written by Carl Schmitt which claims that the ultimate authority for moral and legal decision resides with the 'sovereign leader' and therefore anything that the leader decides is good and legal.

I looked for a first or second degree source to get the exact wording, but they're all paywalled behind academic journals. Behind the Bastards did a set on him

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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 108 points 3 days ago (9 children)

Remember when Nixon said that and it ended his presidency?

[–] NichEherVielleicht@feddit.org 47 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 29 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Don't worry, they're not. That's not going to happen.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 41 points 3 days ago

That's why Fox News was created in the first place. All those Nixon lickers went to work there to set up propaganda for shitheads and after thirty years - BINGO

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

Louis XIV: "L'état, c'est moi."

Nixon: "Well, when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal."

Karoline Leavitt: "Your mom did."

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[–] abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 53 points 3 days ago

Do you see that? That's the hallmark of totalitarianism: "this one man is the law".

[–] bomberesque@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago (3 children)

"When the President does it, that means it is not illegal" - Richard Nixon 1977

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[–] Jumbie@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Prior to the Jan 6 Trump Terrorist Overthrow attempt, he was asked multiple times if he intended to have a peaceful transfer of power.

The same types of “he didn’t mean it” and “he’s the president, he can” arguments were used and then bam! He committed treason that day and most days and we all collectively clutched our pearls. Now we’re letting it happen again but in a worse way.

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[–] socsa@piefed.social 43 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I mean the courts have already determined that several orders the president has given are illegal.

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[–] julysfire@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"Pam, you got a little shit on your nose there."

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[–] LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works 43 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Newsmax is in our shitty video rotation on our work TVs. For those that are fortunately unaware, Newsmax is bottom of the barrel conservative propaganda garbage.

They have been milking every last drop out of this video the Democrats put out encouraging service members to ignore unlawful orders as if it's blatant sedition or some sort of call for revolution. It's literally just a reminder for troops to follow the law and the fact that the magasphere is taking it as a political attack is incredibly telling.

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[–] Xella@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't know what it is but this woman's dumb face and little smirks of arrogance send me into a fit of rage every time I see her. I would rather look at Trump's dumbass face than hers. I can't wait to never see her again.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It's because you know she isn't demented or a sociopath (at least not at the level of der rapist). So she's just literally talking shit all day long and never faces any repercussions for it.

It's a life of disgusting hypocrisy and it's horrifying to watch.

[–] Draegur@lemmy.zip 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Jesus fucking christ every time I hear about this person i want to claw a hole in the wall and escape through it.

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[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 days ago

The king's order might be lawful according to his laws, but not necessarily according to the constitution?

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (42 children)

are you there yet America? or is there yet another fascist mark you need to pass before you call for a general strike or at least do a "no king" thingy on a weekday?

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Actually an order is illegal if it violates a federal statute or the Constitution. The order also cant ignore a court ruling. A president also cant give an order that exceeds the power Congress has delegated. And, the one Trump seems to ignore constantly. A president cant abuse his authority for personal benefit.

Short list of Trumps illegal orders:

Executive Order 14160: Trump’s order to restrict birth right citizenship. A violation of the 14th amendment, and thus, illegal.

Executive Order 13769: First travel ban targeting several countries. Violation of due process and discrimination protections. Illegal.

Trump issued orders to penalize firms like Perkins Coie, WilmerHale, Jenner & Block, and Susman Godfrey. Illegal order, violating the 1st and 5ft amendments.

DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) executive orders. Blocked because DEI programs werent illegal. So the order to target "illegal" DEI programs was just straight up dumb as fuck.

Federal funding freeze. Violates the separation of powers. A president cant withhold money that Congress has appropriated.

Directive to the Election Assistance Commission to change voter registration rules. A president has no constitutional authority to dictate changes to the ECA.

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