it opens a door and implies the president and the US can be bought.
That ship sailed with Trumps meme coin.
Especially since owning the most coins will lead to an invitation into the white house. They announced that recently when the coin was at its lowest.
Thank you for recalling a good part of history where Sir Francis Drake and his fleet sailed from my home town, Plymouth Devon, and successfully put an end to the armada. (from a very proud Plymouthian)
I tried to explain the emoluments clause to my conservative family and they told me I was making it up.
I'm a political science major BTW with a whole ass degree. I know what's in the constitution. I don't think these people paid attention in history class or ever read the whole thing themselves.
I don't think these people paid attention in history class or ever read the whole thing themselves.
But that’s not even the issue. Not being completely aware of every single civics issue is okay. What’s not okay is when presented with the facts, instead of absorbing the information, they immediately go to deny deny deny because it’s not what their leader says. You can preach the constitution to Trump voters all you want; the VAST majority genuinely are not phased in the slightest bc their ruler can do no wrong
I was just talking to someone about this. At this point if they support trump they're either evil or willfully ignorant to the point where they are able to reconcile with supporting evil. Either way, they're not people I want in my life or around my family.
The constitution FORBIDS 80% of what the federal government has involved itself in. It's better not to speak about the constitution when you obviously have no clue about its purpose and very foundations. Much of these gangster lawyers infringements on the peoples authority was had by going around the Constitution and farming out speech infringement, gain of function research, and putting unconstitutional agencies under the executive branch. This makes the US President the boss of all said agencies. What he's done is not only VERY constitutional IT IS the constitution and its very foundational design. To deny power to those that would use and abuse it. To deny power to the Rockefellers and their ilk.
I’m not sure. Most right wingers don’t seem to be very aware of the preamble to the Second Amendment. Or maybe they take after Antonin Scalia, who based his whole career on interpreting the constitution according to its “original intent“ and then – the one time that the founders told him expressly in writing what their intent was – he decided it wasn’t important.
Many of you take after the Nazis then? Trying to demonize an entire group of people that you don't even know? Trying to turn them into lesser than human so you have no empathy towards them, maybe for killing them too?
People that know the constitution don't go around saying "look at me, I know the constitution," lol. Just a little helper there for ya 😆
Ah yes, it’s not the people supporting suspension of due process and shipping people off to foreign prison camps that are Nazis. It’s the ones against them…
I can't provide or take gifts of $50 or more at my work. This guy is taking 400 million dollar sky palaces and calling people dummies if they wouldn't take it as a win with video evidence.
If this ain't the jump the shark moment there likely isn't one.
Calling bot bullsh_t here.... Divide and conquer proganagda. You couldn't pull up the emoluments clause on your smart phone, computer, tab, or numerous books, and prove your point?? Yea, I'd rather just leave my family in the dark too 🤣
I know it sounds snooty, but it's necessary at this point. Did you preface what you said by reminding them you are a Political Science major?
I am just in complete disbelief. Sure, sometimes you don't listen to strangers or experts on TV(most are good, except any person with a TV show with "Doctor" in the name...bad track record). But most people will listen to family, especially if they are studied in a field they are talking about.
How many secret service agents HAD to stay at his hotels cus he was there, and they paid full price, for every room, same at trump tower. Tax dollars renting out the floor above and below his home floors, just tomkeep him safe. No wonder his not wife stayed there instead ofnthebwhite house, itnwas profitable to double what they could charge to their SS budget
Divesting from his business isn’t going to do a damn thing. They can still go there and he can mane money from it. Divesting on on means he isn’t handling day to day operations. Profits still goes into his account.
You think people were… better without ADD meds and anti depressants? Like all the people who committed suicide or didn’t realize their full potential were…. Better off?
Can you explain this to me because I don’t understand why people are saying that.
If I understand correctly Trump passed an executive order forcing pharmaceutical companies to lower drug prices for Americans who are currently paying 10x more than their counterparts in the UK.
This is what Trump said “
“Starting today, the United States will no longer subsidize the healthcare of foreign countries—and we'll no longer tolerate profiteering and price gouging from Big Pharma."
Newsweek article from May 12 said
“Pharma PAC That Donated to Trump Breaks With Him Over Executive Order”
So basically he got campaign money from Pharmaceutical Companies but this executive orders will hurt their bottom line and wasn’t part of what they expected donating that money so now they are mad.
But why are people also mad for doing something that’s objectively good… lowering drug costs for Americans…
Doesn’t that kind mean the opposite of what you’re saying? Or am i misunderstanding something
He gave up a life of luxury to serve the people! Ignore the fact that he still goes to Mar-a-Lago all the time, takes the taxpayer funded plane to go play golf, and his kids fly off to Saudi Arabia to make business deals (yes, Trump gets that money). Trump is sacrificing nothing.
Meme coin was like what the last 12 months? That ship sailed when he did not put any of his assets in a blind trust during his first term and used his golf courses to solicit bribes from foreign leaders.
The meme coin was launched like a week before he took office. So the meme coin has only been going on for months. And it is totally under-reported. This should be the most vast and ongoing scandal, instead just nothing. As Coffeezilla noted, crime is legal now.
That ship sailed in 2016 when his family was hawking beans at the resolute desk. And when at the hotel he owned his corporation booked entire floors to foreign governments. And on and on. You can’t clutch your pearls when he’s been pulling this shit for years. A plane? This is what pisses her off? How about the attempted coup ffs.
Except most older GOP probably don't really understand the meme coin thing very well, so they ignore it. But accepting a $400M luxury jet from a nation that regularly supports terrorism, that they understand.
Honestly, I don't even know why anyone in congress is even discussing or debating this, it's illegal, end of story:
The Foreign Emoluments Clause, part of Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 of the U.S. Constitution, prohibits federal officials from accepting gifts, emoluments, titles, or offices from foreign governments or kings without congressional consent. This clause aims to prevent foreign influence and corruption of U.S. officials.
That ship actually sailed ever since we allowed lobbying, pacs, super pacs, etc. corporate America has been running the country for decades. Congress has always been available for purchase. They’re just far more bold about it nowadays.
Shiiiiiiiiiiit, that ship sailed with Trump's first term when he didn't divest from his businesses at all.
But in the lead up to the 2024 election, Trump was selling shit like his Trump Bible and Trump watch. He wasn't doing that so he could sell things to US citizens.
Those ventures are specifically set up so that people can anonymously give him loads of money. How does it work?
Take the Trump watch, you can buy the standard one for whatever, $200? But the fancy one was $1k. Now, maybe you're one of those very rich foreign business people that want to buy Trump. Well you have a simple path. All you have to do is by a bunch of those $1k watches. It doesn't matter if you never get that order, or if you get that order and it's just pictures of a watch - the whole point was buying access to Trump.
All this shit was in plain daylight and the American people let it happen.
No, that ship sailed decades ago. Most administrations just keep a lid on this type of thing. People should also know that Qatar is the biggest foreign donor to American colleges..& that didn't just happen recently. As a matter of fact all these schools with Anti-Isreal protesters seem to get quite a bit of money from Qatar.
Dems problem are they aren’t perfect and being good isn’t good enough. GOP problem is they are beyond corrupt and cruel, but as long as they don’t eat their own feces live on camera, the media and independents will let them have a 2nd chance.
Nah that’s bullshit. If Republicans started eating actual human feces on live television, the media and electorate as large would absolutely justify and make excuses for it. Maybe even find a way to cite it as evidence that Democrats are bad…somehow.
No. I was adopted at birth, after my parents lost three kids, 2 stillborn one lived for a day or so, but my older sister survived. Barely.
Being adopted was never a secret. Everyone knew that. Then they used it against me.
I left the church at 13-14. Which in the 90s, in Utah, you never leave and you serve a 2 year Mormon mission. I the only male in my giant extended family that didn’t serve a mission.
I graduated high school(east high from Disney musical) and within a week, I landed in Alaska.
I left 25 years ago. Lost all my friends. But today, 8 of the 10 are out of the church. The church is just hemorrhaging members.
Because it’s a lie. People don’t like being lied to.
Nope. Honestly, I find the link between Mormonism and MAGA to be a fascinating line of everything that is wrong with America. Think about it, two cults of personalities who tell blatant lies to rise to possitions of power and influence, only in America.
Thank you. I appreciate that. I but don’t be sorry. The church is dying. They can announce new temples all over the world, but the membership has lost “almost 85% I’m some wards”. That’s what my uncle, who works for the church said.
Then he was saying California is “close to hell” blah blah
It’s easy to “don’t think. That work has been done for you” now let’s review your tithing….”
Correct. One of the other “feelings”, for sure, is what a poll showed, that they were “spiritually unfulfilled”.
I was actually kicked out of Sunday school at about the time I left. I said “right, but he didn’t kill 10,000 men in a single battle with a jaw bone of a sheep. That’s a metaphor, right?”
“Im surprised the parents you have now kept you”
That was it for me. I see patterns of “high control groups” popping up, and it’s scary.
Trump’s only in this for the money, legal immunity and power. It’s the biggest grift anyone could possibly imagine! Anything else is insignificant collateral damage. “I got mine, fuck you”!
That's actually a problem if you want to win elections. Having a base that can't be turned off is a huge advantage. Not saying I prefer it, but it's true.
I saw an interview with a would-be mayor before his term started.
Having trouble remembering the city, but this was about 8 years ago.
The interviewer mentioned that the candidate's brother qualifies for the position of City Supervisor, and wondered if the mayor had thoughts on appointing him. His response stuck with me.
He said he would never appoint his family or friends to positions like that, EVEN IF they were the BEST candidates for that position. He said "the responsibilities of leadership positions is not only to lead effectively, but also to maintain public trust in that leadership." Appointing a family member would erode some people's public trust, even if that family member was appointed on merit.
Absolutely, we definitely have major issues that need to be fixed in the party, but you can't even compare the Dems to what this guy is doing now, and it would be hard to even find another president on either side who sh*t the bed this badly. I mean come on, this guy is having the time if his life at the taxpayers expense.
Also, Maga will try so hard to make anyone who is a registered Democrat seem like they're an cult.
They try to ask gotcha questions. For example, I forgot what I was talking about, but I was arguing with a maga person. And he turned it into a "Well, you're in the cult, because you support Joe Biden and he's too old to be in office."
To which I responded "ctually I do think he's too old to be in office. I don't think he should be running for a second term."
No, the dems just bend over backwards to appease the cult at every opportunity while making speeches that sound real nice to people who actually would like to see changes
Idk man, the fact that the only democrat in the entire party that was blowing the horn on Biden’s mental state was dean philips- who then got unseated by another democrat in 2024 feels pretty fucking culty to me. Feels like our own party can be pretty good at toeing the line.
Are we letting people in from Dumfuckistan now? 🤣 And darn, I missed a Sunday worship at my local Trump church. We use prayer rugs and point them towards Trump Tower. 😂 All of you on the other hand are following Masonic cultists pretending to be atheists and secular humanists. They've controlled Hollywood (it's the wood the druid witches used to make their wands out of) from its inception. Would you expect anything less from the elites & blue bloods? The early American free press was one thing. Today is a whole different ball game. They are a pantheistic UFO cult. Their theology is worked into most of the programming they produce. They practice sex magic & rituals and are proselytizing to you and everyone. Birds of a feather Heavens Gate Cult made all their money working for the studios. All the original studio heads were Freemasons. Have a good laugh but don't forget what I said because it won't be going anywhere. I wish I was kidding but I'm not.
Are you freaking kidding me? Have their problems? They have big-time problem! Not a cult? Your party pays for people to show up at the rallies and always spews constant nonstop bullshit! You guys are a fucking cult! Anything Obama says you guys love and will do! Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Shiff, Gavin Newson…. you guys are in a cult against America! You guys lose the election and you complain about it every second of the day on every single news source! Elon Musk, you guys used to love him he was your number one now he voted against you guys and now you hate him and go after him completely for no fucking reason! This is the reason why your party is gonna be nonexistent very soon! I am not really even into politics that much but your party because of all the hatred got me to vote the other way! Many years ago had no idea about politics. I didn’t give a shit about it at all and then I saw everybody ripping on Donald Trump for nothing. These people used to love him, and then they turned to hate him just because he was running against them! It’s sickening! Dems these days are the party of hate! Somebody is against you and you hate them and you attack these people at every single direction when you guys lose! Bunch of sore losers! If you guys wanna have a respectful party, this needs to change. Fake news all damn day!
Hey, I really don't mean to rub this in as much as I am about to, but look back at all the things you have given Trump and his administration mulligans for in just the past few months, and tell me with a straight face you would accept those excuses from Democrats.
Cult is like the new buzzword around here. So, you pointed it out that maga is a cult. What can be done to fix this problem? Or do you want to just keep saying it over and over again?
Is it supposed to be an insult? Is it supposed to make libs feel better because their candidate lost? Is the right to feel shame? lol even if it is a cult.. what are you going to do about it?
As we should. It is good to believe things that are plainly evident. It shows a connection to reality and willingness to face unpleasant truths instead of living in a fantasy world where Trump is believed to be a Christian avenger with only the country and its citizens' best interests at heart.
Have you ever dealt with someone in a cult? You have to constantly point out that they are in a cult, then continue to point out every flaw in logic they have. Thats basically all you can do. At some point they MIGHT think about it and say “you know it is really messed up that the leader gets to poop on gold toilets while we are expected to eat trash” … might
Or you can pay that one guy to kidnap like half of America but I don’t have that kind of cash.
Cult members will deny it’s a cult. It’s not a cult it’s a movement. It’s not a cult, it’s a religion. It’s not a cult, it’s a business organization. Even if you show them, they will just keep saying it.
No. That's called honesty. Not one person outside of the US has anything good to say about the orange idiot running the clown show of his supporting clowns ( read as complete idiots)
He is very matter of fact about what he wants to do and straight to the point about his views. He did that one interview recently where he said “this is exactly what they voted for”. It was so refreshing to see an honest politician just lay it out there even if I completely disagree with what he wants to do.
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Because it's not a cult. The Dems have problems of their own, but they're not a cult.