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Good morning. Featuring an executive pardon for a bank robber turned social entrepreneur, a naturalisation ceremony for new US immigrants, and a speech from the secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, during an official visit to Jerusalem, the second day of the Republican national convention led critics to accuse Donald Trump of turning politics into a series of reality TV-style stunts.
But the implications of this display of presidential power may be more serious: legal observers warned that these segments appeared to violate the Hatch Act, which prevents federal employees from taking part in political activity while on duty, and a senior Democrat on the House foreign affairs committee has launched an investigation into whether Pompeo’s appearance broke the law.
Thank you benevolent Dear Leader for pardoning me...
Thank you wonderful and benevolent Dear Leader for granting me citizenship...
It is is no different than citizens thanking Kim Jong Un for their kid getting a surgery.
I notice no one had posted about this. I am not surprised. It is really hard to keep up with the Trump administration's breathtaking violations of the law.
First Thing: an unprecedented night at the RNC – for possible Hatch Act violations | US news | The Guardian
Legal observers said the second night of the RNC may have flouted laws that prevent federal employees from taking part in political activity while on duty.
The bottom line is that Trump, his political allies, and his supporters do not care about the law.
Maybe there will be a dramatic reading of the Kim Jong Un-Trump love letters during tonight's programming.
Ridiculous stretch even for the democrats.
other presidents would walk off White House grounds (and require their staff to as well) to simply make campaign phone calls.
THIS PRESIDENT will go on national TV (or have his under bosses do it) during the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.
There is literally no bottom to the Trump Administration. When you have no soul it's easy.
Maybe there will be a dramatic reading of the Kim Jong Un-Trump love letters during tonight's programming.
I notice no one had posted about this. I am not surprised. It is really hard to keep up with the Trump administration's breathtaking violations of the law.
First Thing: an unprecedented night at the RNC – for possible Hatch Act violations | US news | The Guardian
Legal observers said the second night of the RNC may have flouted laws that prevent federal employees from taking part in political activity while on duty.
The bottom line is that Trump, his political allies, and his supporters do not care about the law.
Maybe there will be a dramatic reading of the Kim Jong Un-Trump love letters during tonight's programming.
The contempt today's GOP has for immigrants and minorities is astounding. Hey we don't give a **** what kind of policies you want, but we will do some stunts on live TV and because we feel like you are stupid, we think you will fall for it.
Think? How many times have you heard republicans on here boast about low black and latino unemployment, hundreds? Like they give a crap.
Want to know the truth about the gop? All you have to do is take a look at a picture of the gop, ninety three percent white men. What else do you need to know about their idea of diversity?
It isn’t a stretch at all. It’s flagrant. Especially Pompeo, who is little more than a gangster anyway.
Black unemployment rates went down under George Wallace in Alabama. George Wallace was also the first southern governor to provide blacks with free textbooks. Does anyone remember George Wallace for either of those things? Of course not, as he should be, George Wallace is remembered as a champion of racism and Trump will be remembered as one as well.
I have gradually come to the conclusion that a significant fraction of Trump supporters are too stupid and too uneducated to understand when an ethical or legal violation has actually occurred within the Trump administration. They literally need to be told what is right and what is wrong, what is legal and what is illegal. They cannot think for themselves.
I also think there is another fraction of Trump supporters who are just geared, psychologically, to think of law in a different way, in terms of power relationships and groups. They think it's perfectly fine, for instance, for Trump, because he's the President, to engage in these sorts of acts simply because he has the power to do something like this without much consequence. This way of thinking about the law is completely detached from the philosophy that inspired the Framers of the Constitution.
Another fraction understands and accepts the illegality and unethical nature of Trump's regime, but consider it just a price that must be paid to get what they want. They are willing to overlook the law-breaking.
I notice no one had posted about this. I am not surprised. It is really hard to keep up with the Trump administration's breathtaking violations of the law.
First Thing: an unprecedented night at the RNC – for possible Hatch Act violations | US news | The Guardian
Legal observers said the second night of the RNC may have flouted laws that prevent federal employees from taking part in political activity while on duty.
The bottom line is that Trump, his political allies, and his supporters do not care about the law.
Well that was helpful. Not at all trolling or flamebaiting.
So Pompeo doesn't have a life outside of his job?
FDR accepted renomination for his 3rd term from the White House.
FDR Accepted Renomination At White House | Newsmax.com
FDR should not have done this, and this does not in any way excuse Trump's unlawful behavior.
No amount of whataboutism can explain away or defend Trump's actions, or anyone's actions for that matter. It's wrong no matter who does it.
It's wrong. Case closed. End of story. Deal with it and accept it.
And if you are going to apologize for, and defend, Trump's continual violations of the law be prepared for people to describe you personally as a bad person who supports a crook. It's not okay. It's wrong. And none of us should go around pretending that things Trump supporters are doing to defend Trump is okay. It's not. The lies should be condemned. The whatboutisms should be condemned. The excuse-making and blatant ignoring of the laws should be condemned. None of this is normal, acceptable, appropriate behavior for a citizen who loves their country. It's more about making liberals eat **** and trolling the media, and so on and so forth. And it's really really sad.
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