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A quotation from Theodore Roosevelt
The most important factor in getting the right spirit in my Administration, next to the insistence upon courage, honesty, and a genuine democracy of desire to serve the plain people, was my insistence upon the theory that the executive power was limited only by specific restrictions and prohibitions appearing in the Constitution or imposed by the Congress under its Constitutional powers. My view was that every executive officer, and above all every executive officer in high position, was a steward of the people bound actively and affirmatively to do all he could for the people, and not to content himself with the negative merit of keeping his talents undamaged in a napkin. I declined to adopt the view that what was imperatively necessary for the Nation could not be done by the President unless he could find some specific authorization to do it. My belief was that it was not only his right but his duty to do anything that the needs of the Nation demanded unless such action was forbidden by the Constitution or by the laws. Under this interpretation of executive power I did and caused to be done many things not previously done by the President and the heads of the departments. I did not usurp power, but I did greatly broaden the use of executive power. In other words, I acted for the public welfare, I acted for the common well-being of all our people, whenever and in whatever manner was necessary, unless prevented by direct constitutional or legislative prohibition.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Autobiography, ch. 10 "The Presidency" (1913)More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/3…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #theodoreroosevelt #teddyroosevelt #authority #Constitution #executivepower #government #legaltheory #limitsofpower #power #presidency #president
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In the case of a person seeking to be legally registered as nonbinary, the Osaka High Court has said that the family register system, which only allows for male and female designations, infringes on the Constitution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/13/japan/crime-legal/family-register-nonbinary-ruling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #osaka #lgbtq #familyregistry #constitution
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#Republicans are lawless power-hungry confederate savage #traitors, and they've stopped hiding it.
They hate the will of the people, the #Constitution, #America and #Americans. -
#Republicans are lawless power-hungry confederate savage #traitors, and they've stopped hiding it.
They hate the will of the people, the #Constitution, #America and #Americans. -
#Republicans are lawless power-hungry confederate savage #traitors, and they've stopped hiding it.
They hate the will of the people, the #Constitution, #America and #Americans. -
#Republicans are lawless power-hungry confederate savage #traitors, and they've stopped hiding it.
They hate the will of the people, the #Constitution, #America and #Americans. -
#Republicans are lawless power-hungry confederate savage #traitors, and they've stopped hiding it.
They hate the will of the people, the #Constitution, #America and #Americans. -
https://www.europesays.com/news/27408/ Virginia Officials Ask Supreme Court to Restore Voting Map Drawn by Democrats #Constitution(US) #CourtsAndTheJudiciary #DecisionsAndVerdicts #DemocraticParty #DonaldJ #elections #Headlines #HouseOfRepresentatives #Jay(1989) #Jones #MidtermElections(2026) #News #RedistrictingAndReapportionment #RepublicanParty #States(US) #SuitsAndLitigation(Civil) #SupremeCourt(US) #TopStories #trump #UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment #Virginia #VotingRightsAct(1965)
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>Iran is empowered and, because a school was hit, has an argument that it is entitled to reparations.
I agree, but more likely general reparations will take the form of "tolls" for passage of the Straight of Hormuz, yes?
>The political situation is lose-lose as well.
>If Congress steps in, the war can be framed as "thwarted success." Trump. blames Congress for not letting him finish and “win.”
>If Congress ties Trump’s hands, it owns the resulting mess.
>If Congress refuses to step in, the war continues and the power of the Executive Branch continues to expand at the expense of the Legislative Branch.
Not sure I'd call this "lose-lose". The first two items are matters of "perception" only. This would be a major "stand up to #Trump moment", at least for #Dems. The perception of Dems as a party is already way down. It could help IMO.
Second, a more obvious issue is hinted in your third point. We have a #Constitution & #Laws for a reason. While there is some ambiguity, there is actually a Right Way to do things in the US most of the time. Shutting down an illegal #war is the right thing to do. It will save both $$ and lives in the long run. If this is perceived as "losing" then so be it!
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>Iran is empowered and, because a school was hit, has an argument that it is entitled to reparations.
I agree, but more likely general reparations will take the form of "tolls" for passage of the Straight of Hormuz, yes?
>The political situation is lose-lose as well.
>If Congress steps in, the war can be framed as "thwarted success." Trump. blames Congress for not letting him finish and “win.”
>If Congress ties Trump’s hands, it owns the resulting mess.
>If Congress refuses to step in, the war continues and the power of the Executive Branch continues to expand at the expense of the Legislative Branch.
Not sure I'd call this "lose-lose". The first two items are matters of "perception" only. This would be a major "stand up to #Trump moment", at least for #Dems. The perception of Dems as a party is already way down. It could help IMO.
Second, a more obvious issue is hinted in your third point. We have a #Constitution & #Laws for a reason. While there is some ambiguity, there is actually a Right Way to do things in the US most of the time. Shutting down an illegal #war is the right thing to do. It will save both $$ and lives in the long run. If this is perceived as "losing" then so be it!
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>Iran is empowered and, because a school was hit, has an argument that it is entitled to reparations.
I agree, but more likely general reparations will take the form of "tolls" for passage of the Straight of Hormuz, yes?
>The political situation is lose-lose as well.
>If Congress steps in, the war can be framed as "thwarted success." Trump. blames Congress for not letting him finish and “win.”
>If Congress ties Trump’s hands, it owns the resulting mess.
>If Congress refuses to step in, the war continues and the power of the Executive Branch continues to expand at the expense of the Legislative Branch.
Not sure I'd call this "lose-lose". The first two items are matters of "perception" only. This would be a major "stand up to #Trump moment", at least for #Dems. The perception of Dems as a party is already way down. It could help IMO.
Second, a more obvious issue is hinted in your third point. We have a #Constitution & #Laws for a reason. While there is some ambiguity, there is actually a Right Way to do things in the US most of the time. Shutting down an illegal #war is the right thing to do. It will save both $$ and lives in the long run. If this is perceived as "losing" then so be it!
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>Iran is empowered and, because a school was hit, has an argument that it is entitled to reparations.
I agree, but more likely general reparations will take the form of "tolls" for passage of the Straight of Hormuz, yes?
>The political situation is lose-lose as well.
>If Congress steps in, the war can be framed as "thwarted success." Trump. blames Congress for not letting him finish and “win.”
>If Congress ties Trump’s hands, it owns the resulting mess.
>If Congress refuses to step in, the war continues and the power of the Executive Branch continues to expand at the expense of the Legislative Branch.
Not sure I'd call this "lose-lose". The first two items are matters of "perception" only. This would be a major "stand up to #Trump moment", at least for #Dems. The perception of Dems as a party is already way down. It could help IMO.
Second, a more obvious issue is hinted in your third point. We have a #Constitution & #Laws for a reason. While there is some ambiguity, there is actually a Right Way to do things in the US most of the time. Shutting down an illegal #war is the right thing to do. It will save both $$ and lives in the long run. If this is perceived as "losing" then so be it!
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>Iran is empowered and, because a school was hit, has an argument that it is entitled to reparations.
I agree, but more likely general reparations will take the form of "tolls" for passage of the Straight of Hormuz, yes?
>The political situation is lose-lose as well.
>If Congress steps in, the war can be framed as "thwarted success." Trump. blames Congress for not letting him finish and “win.”
>If Congress ties Trump’s hands, it owns the resulting mess.
>If Congress refuses to step in, the war continues and the power of the Executive Branch continues to expand at the expense of the Legislative Branch.
Not sure I'd call this "lose-lose". The first two items are matters of "perception" only. This would be a major "stand up to #Trump moment", at least for #Dems. The perception of Dems as a party is already way down. It could help IMO.
Second, a more obvious issue is hinted in your third point. We have a #Constitution & #Laws for a reason. While there is some ambiguity, there is actually a Right Way to do things in the US most of the time. Shutting down an illegal #war is the right thing to do. It will save both $$ and lives in the long run. If this is perceived as "losing" then so be it!
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⚖️ America was founded as a constitutional republic, not a monarchy, theocracy, or personality cult.
This opinion piece examines how MAGA-style authoritarianism, blind loyalty, attacks on democratic institutions, and disregard for separation of powers threaten the very framework that keeps government accountable to the people.
Read more:
https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/u-s-politics/trumpism-and-constitutional-collapse
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⚖️ America was founded as a constitutional republic, not a monarchy, theocracy, or personality cult.
This opinion piece examines how MAGA-style authoritarianism, blind loyalty, attacks on democratic institutions, and disregard for separation of powers threaten the very framework that keeps government accountable to the people.
Read more:
https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/u-s-politics/trumpism-and-constitutional-collapse
#Trumpism #Constitution #Democracy #SeparationOfPowers #MAGA #USPolitics #Trump -
⚖️ America was founded as a constitutional republic, not a monarchy, theocracy, or personality cult.
This opinion piece examines how MAGA-style authoritarianism, blind loyalty, attacks on democratic institutions, and disregard for separation of powers threaten the very framework that keeps government accountable to the people.
Read more:
https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/u-s-politics/trumpism-and-constitutional-collapse
#Trumpism #Constitution #Democracy #SeparationOfPowers #MAGA #USPolitics #Trump -
⚖️ America was founded as a constitutional republic, not a monarchy, theocracy, or personality cult.
This opinion piece examines how MAGA-style authoritarianism, blind loyalty, attacks on democratic institutions, and disregard for separation of powers threaten the very framework that keeps government accountable to the people.
Read more:
https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/u-s-politics/trumpism-and-constitutional-collapse
#Trumpism #Constitution #Democracy #SeparationOfPowers #MAGA #USPolitics #Trump -
⚖️ America was founded as a constitutional republic, not a monarchy, theocracy, or personality cult.
This opinion piece examines how MAGA-style authoritarianism, blind loyalty, attacks on democratic institutions, and disregard for separation of powers threaten the very framework that keeps government accountable to the people.
Read more:
https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/u-s-politics/trumpism-and-constitutional-collapse
#Trumpism #Constitution #Democracy #SeparationOfPowers #MAGA #USPolitics #Trump -
Trumpism and Constitutional Collapse: How America Might Be Stronger If MAGA Had Never Reached Power
Trumpism and Constitutional Collapse examines MAGA authoritarianism, constitutional overreach, separation of powers, religious freedom, and why America’s republic depends on leaders serving the Constitution rather than one man.https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/u-s-politics/trumpism-and-constitutional-collapse/
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Trumpism and Constitutional Collapse: How America Might Be Stronger If MAGA Had Never Reached Power
Trumpism and Constitutional Collapse examines MAGA authoritarianism, constitutional overreach, separation of powers, religious freedom, and why America’s republic depends on leaders serving the Constitution rather than one man.https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/u-s-politics/trumpism-and-constitutional-collapse/
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#usa #election #president
So, the recipe for solving the problems of impeachment, elections, and the same president of the country in defiance of the laws and common sense has been found. All that remains is to amend the #Constitution while the majority in #Congress is #Republican https://mastodon.social/@zoogger/116551347834143295 -
The 25th Amendment gets attention when questions arise about presidential capacity. Section 4 outlines the process for removing a president who cannot discharge their duties. These constitutional mechanisms matter more when citizens understand how they work.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3rizd6kdxg7jsluit7kqgx7h/post/3mkv2srbloc2d
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/226646/ After the ConCourt bombshell, the real Phala Phala reckoning begins #ANC #BarnabasXulu #BorderManagementAuthority #ConCourt #Constitution #ConstitutionalCourt #CyrilRamaphosa #DemocraticAlliance #GNU #GovernmentOfNationalUnity #KaraboNgoepe@inlCoZa #kganyago #Limpopo #NationalAssembly #nkandla #NPA #NtwananoMathebula #Parliament #PhalaPhala #PublicProtector #ReserveBank #SandileNgcobo #saps #ShamilaBatohi #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricanReserveBank #ThePhalaPhala #US
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Here's how 'activist courts' work.
"Southern Republicans redistrict after Supreme Court rules, Dems lose big in Virginia"
#NACHO #TACO #Trump #Incompetence #China #Ukraine #News #Politics #Nato #War #ww3 #USA #Escalation #Europe #EU #CivilWar #Economy #Recession #Inflation #Voting #CivilRights #Constitution
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/09/nx-s1-5812908/trump-midterms-redistricting-election
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The filing was registered on behalf of a single #ABC station in Houston & involved a minor regulatory dispute over the talk show “#TheView.” But in a signal of its importance, the company’s paperwork was signed by one of the most experienced Supreme Court litigators in the country, Paul D. Clement, a solicitor general under President George W. Bush.
https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/10507899614175/1
#law #constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #media #Trump #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
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It represented a striking departure for #ABC. The network, under the corporate stewardship of the Walt #Disney Company, set an early tone of compliance toward #Trump when it settled a defamation lawsuit with him for $15 million in December 2024. Many legal experts considered Trump’s case unlikely to succeed in court.
#law #constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreePress #media #entertainment #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
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#ABC Accuses #Government of Violating #FirstAmendment
The network’s argument, made to the #FCC, is the most aggressive [long overdue] posture taken yet by a television network toward the #Trump admin.
#law #constitution #FreeSpeech #FreePress #media #entertainment #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/business/media/abc-fcc-first-amendment-the-view.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
📌 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝐄𝐈 : 𝐫𝐞́𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐞́𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐞́𝐦𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 ?
https://www.facebook.com/61574823177426/posts/122174583998827439/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v
📢𝗟𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗲́𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲.
#FactChecking #StopIntox #CIV #CEI #PolitiqueCI #Constitution #ElectionsCI #InfoOuIntox #VDLV #VerificationDesFaits -
We're building something unprecedented: a citizen-driven process to modernize the Constitution. The National Advisory Panel needs volunteers from every background and perspective. No political litmus test. Just Americans who believe we can do better together. Join us at the1776.org and help shape the future. #Constitution #CivicEngagement #Democracy
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/223247/ Will Cyril Ramaphosa finally be held accountable for Phala Phala? Experts weigh in #AfricanTransformationMovement #ANC #Constitution #ConstitutionalCourt #CyrilRamaphosa #DA #EFF #GovernmentOfNationalUnity #HHRekhoto #IolNews #IolPolitics #Ipid #JuliusMalema #KimHeller #LaniqueTjamela #Limpopo #MandisaMaya #MKParty #NoWhiteLies #Parliament #PhalaPhala #PresidentialProtectionService #saps #simoné #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricans #SpeakerOfTheNationalAssembly #WallyRhoode
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https://www.europesays.com/people/60776/ Column: Trump’s judicial nominees are fact-challenged and unfit #22ndAmendment #answer #blumenthal #candidate #Constitution #DemocraticSenator #election #fact #JoeBiden #JudicialNominee #POTUS #power #President #PresidentDonaldTrump #PresidentOfTheUnitedStates #PresidentTrump #question #Trump #TrumpNominee
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#Georgia’s votes in the 2020 presidential race were counted THREE TIMES, including once by hand, & each count affirmed #Democrat Joe #Biden’s win.
#law #ElectionLaw #Trump #BigLie #ConspiracyTheories #propaganda #authoritarianism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #democracy #Constitution
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The #DOJ has claimed it is investigating “irregularities that occurred during the 2020 presidential election in the County” & identified 2 laws that were supposedly violated. One requires #election records to be maintained for 22 months, while the other prohibits procuring, casting or tabulating false, fictitious or fraudulent ballots.
#law #ElectionLaw #Trump #BigLie #ConspiracyTheories #propaganda #authoritarianism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #democracy #Constitution
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The Jan 28 seizure by the #FBI targeted the elections hub in #Georgia’s most populous county, which is heavily #Democratic & includes most of the city of #Atlanta. #FultonCounty has been at the center of unfounded claims by #Trump & his allies that widespread election fraud cost him the #2020election.
#law #ElectionLaw #BigLie #ConspiracyTheories #propaganda #authoritarianism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #democracy #Constitution
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A group of 50 MPs in #Lithuania have proposed a popular #referendum on redefining the concept of #family in the country's #constitution. The consultative referendum would ask if voters agree that a family is only based on #marriage between a man and a woman.
https://viabaltica.fi/lithuania-mps-call-for-referendum-on-concept-of-family/
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Idaho’s new laws are raising difficult questions about capital punishment, child protection, and constitutional limits. The political message is clear; the legal outcome is not.
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https://www.europesays.com/people/58218/ Opinion | Trump, John Roberts and the Unsettling of American Politics #Constitution(US) #DemocraticParty #DonaldJ #HouseOfRepresentatives #JD #JohnGJr #JohnRoberts #LawAndLegislation #PresidentialPower(US) #RedistrictingAndReapportionment #RepublicanParty #Roberts #SupremeCourt(US) #Trump #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment #Vance #VotingRightsAct(1965)
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If you think about it
#Trump it is already to all intents and purposes a #KING
Trump does not have to respect the #laws of the State
Trump does NOT respect the #Constitution
There is no #Congress that 'controls' him
the #SCOTUS is at Trump 'service'
Trump imposes taxes at will
and every time he says something, even if it is stupid or criminal, everyone obeys him...
Trump is the KING of #USA.... and the Kings do not allow 'elections'.
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The right-wing owned Supreme Court are helping to dismantle voting rights because they know that if/when Democrats retake the White House the Supreme Court will be expanded and the Republican bought members of SCOTUS will no longer have enough sway to further degrade the Constitution.
#scotus #republicans #democrats #ExpandTheCourt #democracy #votingrights #vote #Midterms #constitution #politics #trump #elections #epstein #news #worldnews
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Polish President Nawrocki Launches Push for New Constitution by 2030
As Poland marked the 235th anniversary of the 1791 Constitution of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth—widely regarded as Europe’s first…
#Poland #Polska #PL #Europe #Europa #EU #DonaldTusk #constitution #ConstitutionalCouncil #constitutionalreform #KarolNawrocki #KO #Konfederacja #KrzysztofBosak #PiS #RuleofLaw #semi-presidentialsystem
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#congress #usa #resist #activism #protest #election #vote #politics #america #law #votingrights #justice #scotus #constitution #racism #votersuppression #RepublicansSuck #AmericanTaliban #gop #gerrymander #Trumponomics #affordability #fascist #war #gas #prices #fdt #ballroom #Epstein #EpsteinWar #pedophile #felon #traitor #nokings #dictator
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The Constitution's checks and balances were never self-executing. They require institutions willing to enforce them. When those institutions flinch, the whole system is on its own.
https://onlys.ky/unchecked-and-unbalanced-the-constitutions-achilles-heel-2/
#USPolitics #Constitution #ChristianNationalism #Democracy #Secularism
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The Constitution's checks and balances were never self-executing. They require institutions willing to enforce them. When those institutions flinch, the whole system is on its own.
https://onlys.ky/unchecked-and-unbalanced-the-constitutions-achilles-heel-2/
#USPolitics #Constitution #ChristianNationalism #Democracy #Secularism
