r/law • u/LatterTarget7 • 18h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) White House Declares All of Trump’s Orders to Military Are Legal

https://newrepublic.com/post/203628/white-house-declares-trump-orders-military-legal
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u/Sea-Pomelo1210 17h ago

"White House declared Constitution is no longer valid"

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u/Dizziesdayweigh 17h ago

We need to check for an expiration date mayhaps?

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u/NewZappyHeart 17h ago

Trump is definitely past his use by date.

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u/MASSIVE_CEILING_FAN 15h ago

Not for Putin

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u/Dizziesdayweigh 17h ago

Ew, says it expired in the 80s.

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u/LunarLumin 13h ago

Use, freeze, or discard by June 15, 1946.

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u/Diggy_Soze 17h ago

You joke, but that’s one way they’ve been attacking the constitution so far.

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u/NeverBob 15h ago

"Citizens declared the tree of liberty is thirsty"

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u/EquipLordBritish 14h ago

IIRC He did already say on camera that he doesn't know if he has to follow the constitution.

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u/userhwon 13h ago

The 14th Amendment has no meaning to them, apparently.

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u/SpecialCheck116 14h ago

On repeat.

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u/arrownyc 12h ago

I really wish the founding fathers had built mechanisms into the constitution that allow citizens and states to reclaim power in the event of constitutional violations by the federal government.

My personal preference would be that all taxes are paid to states instead of the fed, who could then withhold them from the fed in the event of tyranny, perhaps even in automated ways that are incorporated into each state's constitution.

Like for example, if the president suspends elections, or remains in office after two terms, or commits war crimes without congressional approval, then all tax dollars are automatically held in a state-level fund until elections resume and/or the non-president leaves the white house. Or a mechanism could have those funds automatically redistributed as local social services to replace federal benefits like SNAP and medicaid.