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Trump’s Threat to the Constitution
NY Times ^ | December 5, 2016 | Evan McMullin

Posted on 12/06/2016 6:35:55 AM PST by C19fan

On July 7, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Donald J. Trump, met privately with House Republicans near the Capitol. I was present as chief policy director of the House Republican Conference. Mr. Trump’s purpose was to persuade the representatives to unite around him, a pitch he delivered in a subdued version of his stream-of-consciousness style. A congresswoman asked him about his plans to protect Article I of the Constitution, which assigns all federal lawmaking power to Congress.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism
KEYWORDS: eggmcmuffin; mcmuffin; nevertrump; trump
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This loser is still around. Not one mention in the article about Obama's massive overreach of Presidential powers.
1 posted on 12/06/2016 6:35:55 AM PST by C19fan
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Egg McMuffin - staunch Constitutionalist


2 posted on 12/06/2016 6:37:18 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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protect Article I of the Constitution, which assigns all federal lawmaking power to Congress.

Earth to McMuffin: Congress began surrendering this power to the Executive Branch SEVENTY EFFING YEARS AGO!

It's how Obama was able to rule with a phone and a pen.


3 posted on 12/06/2016 6:37:33 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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Wow, could the NYTs get any worse.


4 posted on 12/06/2016 6:37:59 AM PST by Jay Thomas (If not for my faith in Christ, I would despair.)
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My first thought, as well. They let 0bama run roughshod over the Constitution with nary an eyebrow raised.


5 posted on 12/06/2016 6:39:26 AM PST by NEMDF
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He can’t drain any swamp by asking the scum to leave.


6 posted on 12/06/2016 6:39:43 AM PST by Celerity
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Wasn’t this guy promoted by Romney in an attempt to deny Utah to Trump in the election?

And what he’s saying is hilarious in light of the way Obama, with the Left’s approval, has corrupted the Presidency and accumulated executive power.


7 posted on 12/06/2016 6:42:14 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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I believe the worst is yet to come for the NY Slimes.


8 posted on 12/06/2016 6:42:26 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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... “Mr. Trump interrupted her to declare his commitment to the Constitution — even to parts of it that do not exist, such as “Article XII.” Shock swept through the room as Mr. Trump confirmed one of our chief concerns about him: He lacked a basic knowledge of the Constitution.”

He does need a Constitutional primer.


9 posted on 12/06/2016 6:42:30 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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A congresswoman asked him about his plans to protect Article I of the Constitution...

I'll bet she never ask Mr. Obama about his plans to protect Article 1 of the Constitution.

10 posted on 12/06/2016 6:44:39 AM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
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The real threat is all those muslim refugees that the Muffin Man wanted to bring into this country. Then we’d get Sharia law!


11 posted on 12/06/2016 6:44:55 AM PST by ari-freedom (Chicken Little Concerned for Trump people are almost as annoying as NeverTrumpers!)
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OH EGG MCMUFFIN!!! The one that went with Juan McLame to see Bagdaddie in Iraq (you know, ISIS)...the buddy of ‘The Rat’ Romney, friend of every dirty, crawling, slithering thing on earth...

What a joke!!!


12 posted on 12/06/2016 6:45:02 AM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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Exactly. Now they magically care about the Constitution?

I think Trump will respect the Constitution far more than Obama ever did. Trump sees the Constitution as a bedrock and will appoint Originalist judges. In contrast, Obama and the Progressives see the Constitution as a ‘living’ document. Which is code for: “it says whatever I say it does”.


13 posted on 12/06/2016 6:46:05 AM PST by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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The Times is a necessary EVIL. We can use their drivel as a comparison against that which we believe is the truth.
It is those on the LEFT that read or hear NOTHING they don’t like who are ignorant. The intelligent person is one who is aware of BOTH sides, and thus makes a rational decision
having weighed the data.
A weak analogy.....a 6’5” man, alone in a room, is BOTH the talles and shortes person there. WHen his kid walks in, the man is obviously the tallest..the comparison is made.


14 posted on 12/06/2016 6:47:30 AM PST by CaptainAmiigaf (New York Times: "We print the news as it fits our views.")
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Mr. Trump interrupted her to declare his commitment to the Constitution — even to parts of it that do not exist, such as “Article XII.” Shock swept through the room as Mr. Trump confirmed one of our chief concerns about him: He lacked a basic knowledge of the Constitution.

On the other hand, maybe he simply misspoke, and was actually referring to Amendment XII.

15 posted on 12/06/2016 6:47:36 AM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
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“Wow, could the NYTs get any worse.”

Surprisingly, the answer is “yes.” Hold on, the Gray Lady’s veil is down and she is going to be even uglier than when she hid behind it.


16 posted on 12/06/2016 6:48:50 AM PST by oldplayer
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Shock swept through the room as Mr. Trump confirmed one of our chief concerns about him: He lacked a basic knowledge of the Constitution.

Which was the whole point of the exercise.

Wisdom: Don't wrestle with a pig. You get dirty and the pig enjoys it.

17 posted on 12/06/2016 6:50:17 AM PST by Buttons12
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So Trump is a threat to the Constitution but someone who makes both Nixon and Agnew look like choir boys when it comes to corruption, influence peddling, and identifying and intimidating opponents and threats is not?


18 posted on 12/06/2016 6:50:49 AM PST by OttawaFreeper ("If I had to go to war again, I'd bring lacrosse players" Conn Smythe)
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FUNYT...now you’re worried about the Constitution?? Piss off...


19 posted on 12/06/2016 6:51:02 AM PST by WKUHilltopper
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... He lacked a basic knowledge of the Constitution.

These journalists don't have it memorized, nor do they care, except when nitpicking on someone else.
Article XII does exist, the Author claims it doesn't.

20 posted on 12/06/2016 6:53:01 AM PST by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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