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wolfie54

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Sun Aug 23, 2020, 07:46 PM Aug 2020

October Surprise for Trump [View all]

Hi there

I wasn't sure where to put this and it might have already been discussed but

During the impeachment hearings there was some talk about how the Duck was a traitor but no one ever got specific as far as the Constitution goes.

Well, first off the President has not Constitutional authority to impose tariffs that it the authority of the Congress (Article 1 section 8)

Second the President has no authority to allocate funds as he tried to do with the unemployment problem (Article 1 section 9).

The President shall not receive any monies other than those he receives as salary (Article 2 Section 1)

I would hope that the Lincoln Project and the Republicans against Trump are able to realize this and push it to the limit.

Now technically these may not be considered treasonable acts but they are impeachable AND they violate or subvert the stated intent of the Constitution.

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