Trump now violating Constitution - CREW →

Washington, DC—As Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) Executive Director Noah Bookbinder released the following statement:

“Now that he has taken the oath of office, President Trump stands in violation of the Constitution’s emoluments clause. He just swore on the Bible to ‘preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States,’ but by continuing to accept payments from foreign governments, he has already failed. We do not yet know just to what extent this violation goes—because he is the first person elected to the presidency in decades to fail to clear the ethical bar of Richard Nixon and release his tax returns, much of his foreign business has remained secret. But we do know that there must be accountability for anyone, including the president, for violating the Constitution.”

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ARMY will become FISTY

NAVY we will change to MAUVE

Air Force will simply be known as Queef.

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Pop, Love, Art, Sex.: Where does it end? →

db89:

Today, the US government assassinated two US citizens on President Obama’s order. No doubt these two men were evil people. Perhaps they even posed a danger to the United States. Many Americans, perhaps most, seem unalarmed by this development.

 For those who are defending the assassination of al-Awlaki: I ask, where do you draw the line? The 5th Amendment of the US Constitution draws it very clearly for us: “No person shall be… deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” Once we grant a single elected official the right to play judge, jury, and executioner of an American citizen, once we decide political and military expediency allows us to disregard the Bill of Rights, where does it end? Can we assassinate potential terrorists on US soil, even those that are citizens? And why are we only talking about Muslim extremists? What about far-right Christian wing extremists who might pose a threat to our citizens, people like Timothy McVeigh or Anders Breivik—can we assassinate them without a trial? Keep in mind that al-Awlaki was primarily a spokesperson for al-Qaeda. How supportive of violence against the United States do you have to be before you become a legitimate target? 

Once you forsake the Bill of Rights, you are walking a very slippery slope. No one denies that al-Awlaki was a terrible person. But our government should not be lawless, and it should not engage in extrajudicial killings. It is wrong in and of itself, and it sets a dangerous precedent.

-D.B.