This topic is so beyond you
How is it that you know they are Trump haters? Following the law makes them Trump haters?The losers at NARA are Trump haters, plain and simple
National Archives apologizes for altering image critical of Trump
The National Archives apologizes on Saturday after admitting to digitally altering a photo that criticized President Trump and other references deemed inappropriate.abcnews.go.com
That would not have occurred had he returned the documents when they asked for them
It is correct though. The president is not subject to classification rules. All authority of the executive flows from the office of the president, the president can therefore not be subject to regulation On classification and declassification.
Well that is literally correct.
It's the law....why do you think Trump shouldn't have to obey any stinkin' laws?
What do you find confusing about this sentence; "only designated officials within the DoE may declassify Restricted Data"? Do you see any mention of 'except the POTUS' anywhere in the following? POTUS does not have unlimited powers, no matter how hard you wish, and there are good reasons for restricting his/her authority. Can you think why that might be?
Yes, classified TOP SECRET (and above), documents which he has no authority, no right, no justification to have removed from a secure government facility to a golf resort. How hard is this to understand?
No, he could not:
You are wrong. Read, learn:
The president is the designated official of designated officials. No officer of the executive branch can have more authority then the president since the presidency is the source of authority. No law can grant executive branch officers more power then the president. Such a thing is unconstitutionalYou are wrong. Read, learn:
"ONLY designated officials WITHIN the DoE may declassify Restricted Data". No mention anywhere of 'except the POTUS', unless you can find it.
No, he is not; quit inventing fantasies. There are limits placed on presidential powers for good reasons. The law is the law on classification and declassification of some especially sensitive materials, and NO exemptions are mentioned. There are statutory laws, protocols and regulations pertaining to declassifying Restricted Data, and they apply equally to the POTUS as everyone else.
www.lawfareblog.com
www.theatlantic.com
This link is based on faulty analysis.No, he is not; quit inventing fantasies. There are limits placed on presidential powers for good reasons. The law is the law on classification and declassification of some especially sensitive materials, and NO exemptions are mentioned. There are laws, protocols and regulations pertaining to declassifying Restricted Data, and they apply equally to the POTUS as everyone else.
Not Even the President Can Declassify Nuclear Secrets
Fan letters and snapshots are one matter, and launch codes are another—and here the details of classification might decide just how much trouble Trump is in.
You are wrong, again. The law is the law, whether you like it or not, and I cited it.
To the extent it’s applied against the president it’s unconstitutional. Congress cannot limit presidential authority to be beneath that of other executive officials. You cannot cite anywhere where that authority is granted Congress, nor does any clause in article 2 place any executive officer as having authority over the president.
The President cannot declare war without the approval of Congress. So there's that. What you believe is 'ludicrous' is written into law. A POTUS cannot make laws or change them; only Congress can. That's democracy, not your preferred dictatorship. Go argue with the law.
The constitution does not actually explicitly say that. It does however list declaration of war as a power of Congress. So in any event that is listed directly in the constitution. That is not a usurpation of power by the Congress. Nor does it involve making the president subservient to civil service officers.
There are many laws that are not constitutional that get past all the time. That is why the Supreme Court hears like 20 cases a year.
This is not a dispute. The president doesn’t have to change the law you’ve cited, because it is inherently invalid.
You are so desperate to defend what you know is an indefensible position that you are resorting to personal attacks against me. To be expected
Your opinion on settled law is noted. I have not attacked you in any way, neither personally nor otherwise. I simply repeated what you have told the forum; that you support authoritarian regimes and dictatorship-you staunchly defended Pinochet, for example.
Presidential records and classified documents are property of the US government and should not be stored in a private residence. Do you agree or disagree?
Prepare yourself for a deflection, or more likely silence. The guy hasn't got a clue.
What settled law says that Congress can create executive officer is more powerful than the president? Absent a constitutional amendment. There is no such law
In my experience, that question is the quickest way to make a Trump sycophant stop posting nonsense at me.
What law or Constitutional amendment gives a POTUS unlimited powers? There is none.
