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[–] neclimdul@lemmy.world 6 points 11 hours ago

I know I said it and all that. I just don't know if I have to do it

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 12 hours ago

Oh shit, our Senators are TWEETING!!!!

Fuck you Raskin, do your fucking job.

[–] Yeller_king@reddthat.com 9 points 15 hours ago

No, like, he literally doesn't know what that means.

[–] selkiesidhe@lemm.ee 9 points 16 hours ago

If you can't name all fifty states, you shouldn't be president...

But why go with that when IF YOU ARE A FUCKING FELON YOU SHOULD NOT BE PRESIDENT.

[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago

"To the best of my ability"

so technically not a lie.

(to clairify, because people on the internet tend to be bad at subtlety: I'm calling trump an incompetent moron with the above text. Actively and intentionally destroying the US IS defending it to the best of his ability, because he's an incompetent moron. Remember, this is a guy who bankrupted a casino more than once.)

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 69 points 1 day ago (3 children)

"to the best of my ability."

Well, I'd almost argue he's following to the letter.

[–] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 33 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Founders when they realize they left out the part where the president understands what the constitution is.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 17 points 23 hours ago

"It's ok, only land owners can vote and if you have money that means you're A Smart Person™©® and will not vote for some absolute joke of a person who's so obviously corrupt it hurts to even think about. Yup that about nails it. Slap on some signatures and call this baby a government, done and done!"

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 10 points 20 hours ago

Don't give him the village idiot pass. Stupidity implies some of the damage he's done is without intent; he's just accidentally raping the constitution.

Whether or not he is an idiot (and I mean... he is) we should treat him as though every single thing he's done is calculated and intentional. He is an enemy to the United States.

...and on the topic of oaths, every single person in the military swore an oath to defend the constitution from domestic enemies like Trump, so if anyone in the armed forces is reading this, could y'all get off your ass and do your job, please?

[–] sdfric88@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 20 hours ago

Especially since he's an absolute dipshit, the best of his ability is extremely poor.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 26 points 20 hours ago

Just like with laws, oaths mean absolutely nothing if they're not enforced.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 94 points 1 day ago (2 children)

To be fair, there’s only one way to hold him accountable and the people that can won’t.

[–] alaphic@lemmy.world 44 points 1 day ago (2 children)

We need another Luigi, is that what I'm hearing?

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago

Or someone from Butler with better aim

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

One Luigi won't cut at this point. That would make things worse.

[–] PanArab@lemm.ee 8 points 23 hours ago

Infinite Luigis upon DC

[–] alaphic@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

Not if the pope's ghost has anything to say about it!

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 8 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Oh there's more than one way. But only one real legal method sure.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 3 points 14 hours ago
[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 16 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

He took the oath, as did every member of Congress, and every member of our military.

I suspect we're going to find out how much the oath is worth.

[–] WoolyNelson@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

Members of the USPS, being in the Executive Branch, take the exact same oath. (source: relative in USPS)

[–] nandeEbisu@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

You won't believe this 1 crazy trick to do whatever you want while the US president.

[–] rockettaco37@lemmy.world 11 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Fanta Führer doesn't give a fuck about our Constitution...

[–] DarkSpectrum@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago (2 children)
[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

My favorites are:

  • Tyrannical Tangerine

  • Mango Mussolini

  • Pumpkin Pol Pot

  • Crimes Oompa Loompa

  • Skidmark Stalin

[–] rockettaco37@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

This is awesome!

I'm totally stealing some of these if you don't mind

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 1 points 13 hours ago

Please distribute them ~~liberally~~ left-ally

[–] rockettaco37@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

Thanks! I actually saw it on here a few days ago and decided that it was definitely a keeper.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (6 children)

To Americans in the audience, what do all the clowns that voted for this say right now?

They still gargling his mushroom?

[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 hours ago

US has been okay with war criminals, as their presidents, so what's another fascist?

oh it's a problem now because it's turning on its own people? hmm… who woulda guessed unchecked power turns authoritarian?

[–] SHOW_ME_YOUR_ASSHOLE@lemm.ee 42 points 1 day ago

I'm guessing that Fox News isn't covering this so they probably don't even know he said it.

[–] TTH4P@lemm.ee 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have 1 MAGA "friend" and it's only because we have to work together. He truly believes everything Trump has done is wonderful, even as he has to pick up a 2nd job to afford daily expenses.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

How do they respond to the notion that maybe they wouldn't need the 2nd job if the economy was where it was when Biden left his office?

[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

I’ve worked with a lot of Americans over the years- and I can confidently say that the one common thing uniting every one of them is that they’re pants-pissingly terrified to admit they may have been wrong about something.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

Brown people are getting deported. That's all that matters.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 14 hours ago

yes. Yes they are.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 day ago

they don't know this is happening

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[–] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 17 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

Less than ideal, but as luck would have it the French have already crafted a marvelous invention to solve these kinds of problems.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 9 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

This is where you go to learn about the constitution, Mr. President. Just place your head in the learning hole.

[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 4 points 21 hours ago

If I ever open a school I will definitely be calling it the learning hole.

[–] CMLVI@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He gets to claim he's too stupid to understand what those words mean in that order

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Oath clearly refers to the physical document. Doesn't say a thing about the words scribbled on it. That's why he's got it framed in the oval office: so he can keep close eye on it and make sure no one crumples it up.

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[–] BussyGyatt@feddit.org 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Ah, but you see it specifically says to 'preserve, protect, and defend' which could be interpreted as perpetuate the existence of the constitution, not necessarily execute the laws enumerated by the constitution. To that point, the oath doesn't distinguish between the constitution: paper document and the constitution: the law. So really, legally, he's upholding his oath. Maliciously.

probably thinks that peaceful, respectful Declaration of Independence is the constitution

The incorrect assumption is that he has taken a vow or oath in good faith or with intention to follow through.

[–] Ironfist79@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

You think he cares about oaths?

[–] pleasegoaway@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Didn’t trump legally argue during his first term that he doesn’t have to “uphold” the constitution because the specific word “uphold” was not in the oath?

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

He's the most sovereign citizen

[–] jlow@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 20 hours ago

Ooof, I somehow glossed over the words "Office of" at first and that sentence gets a whole other meaning 😳

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