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Electoral Count COULD be set aside by a majority political party in Congress to discard the popular vote….

January 1, 2022 By jamesb

YES.... This could happen, though unlikely? A majority party COULD simply vote to accept their own electors irrgardless of their state's vote and throw the election to their choice .... For 134 years things have worked on tradition of 'doing the right … [Read more...] about Electoral Count COULD be set aside by a majority political party in Congress to discard the popular vote….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Congress, Constitution, Donald Trump, Donald Trump 2020?, Liz Cheney, Mike Pence, US Electoral College Act

Joint Chief General’s of the US Military denounce Trump protestors actions…

January 12, 2021 By jamesb

This essentially says that the US Military has no faith in its Commander-in-Chief and one would guess will not obey an illegal order to it or the National Guard…. Their troops have been told to follow the Constitution not President Trump?...They are announcing the Joe Biden … [Read more...] about Joint Chief General’s of the US Military denounce Trump protestors actions…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Military, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: “sedition and insurrection”, Capitol protestors, Constitution, Gen. Mark Milley chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint Chief General's of the US Military, Military oath, Politics, Trump, US Military support for Law/Biden, US national Guard Troops armed for Biden swearing in

Donald Trump IS thinking about a self pardon…

January 7, 2021 By jamesb

The New York Times is reporting that staff has been asked about the President, who knows no bounds just going ahead and testing the legal waters on him pardoning himself.... This would probably end up in the US Supreme Court.... A rulling for a President would essentially … [Read more...] about Donald Trump IS thinking about a self pardon…

Filed Under: Government, Law Tagged With: Constitution, Crime, Donald Trump, Law, Politics, US Presidential self pardon

Ex-Federal Judge…Donald Trump CANNOT pardon himself….

December 8, 2020 By jamesb

Donald Trump certainly will try this out if feels he wants to.... One should remember.... A 'pardon' implies guilt of a crime..... Below is a piece that goes over one ex-federal judge's argument against a President being able to pardon himself.... In June 2018, in … [Read more...] about Ex-Federal Judge…Donald Trump CANNOT pardon himself….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: Constitution, Crimes, Law, Presidential Pardons, Trump pardoning himself

Top General says US Military will stay out of the Nov 3rd election…

August 29, 2020 By jamesb

This IS interesting .... It IS a clear signal from Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who is actually NOT in the Pentagon *chain of command for the American troops that the military would not respond to an 'illegal order'..... It goes without saying that … [Read more...] about Top General says US Military will stay out of the Nov 3rd election…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Military, Politics Tagged With: Apolitical U.S. military, Constitution, Donald Trump, Gen. Mark Milley chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, If Trump don't leave office voluntarily, Nov 3rd election, Pentagon, Politics, US Military

Supreme’s rule against ‘faithless’ electors ….

July 6, 2020 By jamesb

After the oral arguments before the court? Common sense prevails... While constitution actually provides the elector's the ability to 'do their own thing'? And there have been cases of that very thing... But? The high country ruling that freelancers can be replaced … [Read more...] about Supreme’s rule against ‘faithless’ electors ….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Constitution, Faithless electors, Law, Politics, The Electoral College, US Presidential popular vote, US Supreme Court

Trump…”You people with this phony emoluments clause”….

October 22, 2019 By jamesb

...from Daily Kos.... Speaking to reporters before a Cabinet meeting, though, Trump appears to be more upset over having to cancel his plan to hold the next G-7 summit meeting of world leaders at Doral, one of his own private, for-profit clubs, than over impeachment … [Read more...] about Trump…”You people with this phony emoluments clause”….

Filed Under: Government, Law Tagged With: "phony" emoluments clause, Constitution, Daily Kos, Donald Trump, Politics

If Donald Trump was to Declare a State of Emergency?

December 9, 2018 By jamesb

Something NOBODY has thought off as a "Doomsday 's scenario for a off the rails Donald Trump to turn to if lost ALL sense of Reality and wanted to actually become the defacto KING of America with little immediate way for the country to counter a grab of absolute power... Trump … [Read more...] about If Donald Trump was to Declare a State of Emergency?

Filed Under: Government, Law, Military, Politics Tagged With: American national Emergency, Constitution, Donald Trump, Politics, Power, Presidential emergency legal powers, US Government

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