Does a president need to uphold the Constitution? Trump says 'I don't know'
Does a president need to uphold the Constitution? Trump says 'I don't know'
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Article II, Section 1, Clause 8:
Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:– I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
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that just means he needs to keep the physical piece of paper safe under glass, right? /s
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That’s why he wanted it moved to his office! He couldn’t let Nicholas Cage steal it!!
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By the time his reign is over, I half expect he'll publicly set fire to the constitution and people will cheer
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.. and let’s impeach him now.
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But literally none of those verbs are "uphold"!
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Didn’t trump legally argue during his first term that he doesn’t have to “uphold” the constitution because the specific word “uphold” was not in the oath?
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I believe last time this same fucking topic came around, the word under contention was "defend". Does the word uphold mean he has to defend the constitution?
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His ability is what's missing.
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