"no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."
(formal) Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary. synonyms ▲quotations ▼Synonyms: compensation, fee, payment, remuneration
I wonder how this will go down in court. It clearly says "person" and the money was paid to a corporation. Trump's businesses aren't holding any office, therefore the constitution wasn't violated. That's obviously horse shit, but they're arguing that the presidency isn't an office (CO ballot case). So if they win that it seems likely SCOTUS will drop a nuke on the emoluments clause too.
According to Citizens United Supreme Court ruling, Corporations are people. So lets put it to the test. If you can give unlimited campaign contributions to a PAC through a corporations, than a corporation, and it's executives, would equally be liable under the law for violating the constitution.
Sorry for the lateness, this falls across a few of his ongoing and upcoming cases. Taking money from a foreign government and taking money for your business are both not legal for a president. Not that it matters if they don't charge him for it or convict him though.
The more we look, the more we find, the more the crazy’s love him. I don’t get it. Will be happy when he is no longer in front of my face at every turn.
Which, of course they don’t even believe or say that, because a logical system of ideology is not what they’re playing at. It’s just straight up smash-n-grab while the right wing propaganda flows unimpeded.
I haven't recognized the legitimacy of the court since Barrett and Kavanaugh were installed, and neither should you. Of course I understand the reality of them wielding a lot of power, but I used to think that when I disagreed with their rulings it was because they understand the law better than I do. Now I only entertain that notion for unanimous rulings.
Who snitched on his buddies, don't forget. He's always been trash. (Which, really, breaks my heart. I loved Home Improvement and The Santa Clause as a kid and I have to admit he's good in Galaxy Quest.)
Sigourney Weaver wrote it best... "Go fuck yourself, Tim"
