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Aside from straightforwardly criminal and ethical/rule violations, there's a whole different area of Trump's offenses against his office and his country that bear mentioning: his anti-Constitutional attitude and behavior.Permalink On twitter.com
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So when I'm talking anti-Constitutional, we're largely in the realm of things that are not clearly illegal, but which constitute abuses of power or policy that make our system unable to function.Permalink On twitter.com
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As an example, 4 Supreme Court Justices not showing up for work would fit the bill. Assuming there was not a 2/3 Senate majority to impeach them, they could simply not give the court a quorum to do its business. But of course, this would grind the nation to a halt. Anyway...Permalink On twitter.com
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Not responding to subpoenas. Every President has issues what just what they should tell or hand over to Congress. All have sent people to politely tell Congress so under oath,making cases for each exclusion, merited or not. Now, we just don't show up at all - flouting our laws.Permalink On twitter.com
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Lying to the world on every matter, big and small. The President shows his power by telling self-inconsistent lies, forcing supporters to embrace his nihilism as they affirm his new lie and deny his last projects.thestar.com/donald-trump-fact-check/ factcheck.org/person/donald-trump/ washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2&itid=lk_inline_manual_2Permalink On twitter.com
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Drawing money from the Treasury without Congressional appropriation. IMHO, this belongs in the crime category, but since Article I isn't self-enforcing, here we are. Trump has abused his power for a purpose Congress has expressly forbidden. Gory details: nationalsecuritylawpodcast.com/episode-111-this-national-emergency-podcast-requires-the-use-of-the-armed-forces/Permalink On twitter.com
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Taken the position that no authority may investigate the President for anything while in office, including murder:Permalink On twitter.com
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[If the President shot someone on 5th avenue].“Local authorities couldn’t investigate? They couldn’t do anything about it?” he asked, adding, “Nothing could be done? That is your position?” (Audio from Tump v Vance Oral Argument 2nd Circuit) c-span.org/video/?c4827579/user-clip-5th-avenuePermalink On twitter.com
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Trump has taken the position that Congress may not investigate him (or his family/friends). "Trump’s finances are not subject to investigation?" “Correct,” Consovoy informed the judge. Congress can’t verify the accuracy of the president’s financial statements? “Correct.”Permalink On twitter.com
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If “a president was involved in some corrupt enterprise, you mean to tell me because he is the president of the United States, Congress would not have power to investigate?” No, Consovoy said, because that’s “not pursuant to its legislative agenda.”On twitter.com
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Insulting the good and decent people that make his country work. And no, not just the Muslims, women, blacks, and others that his base demand be demeaned, because "politics." Rather, it's really anyone he casually happens upon online, then and now: nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/28/upshot/donald-trump-twitter-insults.htmlPermalink On twitter.com
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Let it suffice to say that Donald Trump, even when not committing crimes or violating basic ethics and such, constitutes a direct threat to the ability of his country to function as a republic of divided powers and limited government. Every. Day.Permalink On twitter.com
