Our Constitution is unconstitutional!
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Its like they believe "constitutional" means "the way I want it"
Why wouldn't it, they do that with everything else. Ask a conservative if they hate something and they say they don't hate because it's a sin. Ask them to describe how they feel, and they describe hate.
By denying the Constitution of the United States in violation of his Oath of Office, House Speaker Mike Johnson is unironically committing treason right now.
It's more or less toilet paper now.
Mike Johnson is fucking spooky. I've been saying this for a few years now, when his Covenant Eyes usage made news.
He is a true believer, he's on a mission from god. He's smart. He will not care about the people crushed by the machine, as that is the fruit of their depravity in his worldview.
Watch this motherfucker. Trump and Vance are motivated by greed and power. You need to look to fundamentalist Islamic leaders for a similar mindset to Johnson.
Or Netanyahu
I would think Netanyahu is closer to the greed and corruption model. He needs the war to keep his slimy ass out of jail.
Hey everyone the Constitution is unconstitutional!
-MAGA Mike
That tracks. They treat the Constitution the same way they treat the Bible. What is written there doesn’t matter. It’s not a thing that actually exists but a concept, and that concept “says” whatever they want it to say.
The constitution explicitly says what to do with this motherfucker. Stop being such pussies and do it.
Party of small government everybody. If they didn't have double standards and lies, they wouldn't have any standards or things to talk about.
Good job giving away your own powers dickhead.
At least dicks can get hard. This fucker has as much spine as a bowl of spaghetti.
How the hell can these people call themselves conservative. What kind of conservative calls for greater executive power?
They're regressive and refuse to admit it.
They're royalists but don't want to face reality, they want a king but saying that is about the least American thing you could possibly do.
Conservative means "There must be in-groups for the law to protect but not bind, and out-groups for the law to bind but not protect." That's it. They are childish assholes that only care about power for their group, and keeping other people out of power. They are the worst sort of people.
Well, the War Powers Act is unconstitutional - but in the other direction. Deploying military force requires a declaration of war, which requires congressional approval, but the War Powers Act circumvents that by pretending that using euphemisms to describe military actions instead of calling it war makes it different, somehow.
So like a special military operation
Exactly.
See also: Military Operations Other Than War, Low Intensity Conflicts, Police Action (e.g. Vietnam).
Mike Johnson believes he can force Jesus to return by nuking the Middle East, and reporters should be demanding he answer questions about it.
Do these people understand that once they give away these powers the next person who wrestles away power from trump may see them as an enemy? With the constitutional power to disappear homegrown terrorists nobody is safe.
But they'll be rich for a moment and get to look down on the poor!
lol. a REPUBLICAN saying what's unconstitutional??
"Many respected constitutional experts argue that the War Powers Act is itself unconstitutional. I'm persuaded by that argument."
I don't think he was persuaded by the argument, I think he was hoping such an argument existed. Anything for daddy Trump.
He should, for a change, read and try to understand the Constitution he has sworn to uphold. Or, if he is to stupid for that, have someone slowly explain it to him.
It can't be "unconstitutional" when it is right in the Constitution.
He doesn’t know what the Constitution is, like he doesn’t know what the Declaration of Independence is as well. He even stated boycotting is illegal, and you shouldn’t protest against Israel.
Don’t worry everyone, the democrats will do absolutely nothing to stop them. They are complicit in all of this.
They can’t even do anything. Everything in Federal is one sided until Midterms.. unless Donald gets rid of that too.
They could have voted to impeach recently, instead they chose to normalize the president not needing approval to do acts of war.
And before that there was the budget.
And before that they censured Al Green.
And before that they approved Trump's nominees.
But yeah, Democrats are totally powerless to do anything. I'm sure that will convince people they're worth their time.
So you want a king, yes? You people sure took a roundabout way to get back to where you started.
Imagine being so cucked that you give away your already incredibly narrow and ever shrinking powers. What a fucking buffoon.
And I want Mike Johnson's balls removed with a falling brick. Pretty please?
Fuck that.
scrolls lemmy
reads headline and moves on
A few posts down and scrolls up realizing it was posted to politics not theOnion
Mike Johnson wants a king.
Any member of the media or foreign power representative must allow Trump to rape them in broad daylight with his world famous big ....ohhh, thar won't be necessary thank you...$10,000,000.0! That's right, if you need to speak with the guy you give him 10 million in small bills... Fives, tens and twenties please.
Your gonna be back in Wisconsin soon bitch. We'll see if you survive the summer
That shithead shouldn't use words he doesn't have any hope of understanding.
So when are the people going to remove them both?