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To: Trump.Deplorable
You have to think it out, if it is illegal, the courts will overturn it. Maybe that is the plan anyways.

So the President should just ignore the law and the Constitution and wait for the courts to sort it out? That's no way to run a constitutional republic.

Bush took this approach when he signed McCain-Feingold even though he knew it was unconstitutional. And, lo and behold, the Supreme Court let it stand.

If we allow our elected officials to feel at liberty to ignore the Constitution, then it is just a piece of paper.
67 posted on 12/18/2018 9:11:46 AM PST by The Pack Knight
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To: The Pack Knight

We haven’t been a constitutional republic since the early 1900’s some say late 1800’s after the industrial revolution. But anyways, thanks for your comment, it is duly noted.


95 posted on 12/18/2018 9:51:24 AM PST by Trump.Deplorable
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To: The Pack Knight
Bush took this approach when he signed McCain-Feingold even though he knew it was unconstitutional. And, lo and behold, the Supreme Court let it stand.

I agree that that was one of them most cowardly things "W" did but, for the record, the SCOTUS knocked down the worst parts of McCain-Feingold.

203 posted on 12/18/2018 5:58:50 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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