ONION: Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Little-Known 'No One Will Stop Me' Loophole

[Miles Archer]

Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known ‘No One Will Stop Me’ Loophole

https://politics.theonion.com/trump-claims-he-can-overrule-constitution-with-executiv-1830106306

WASHINGTON—Saying his latest executive order was legal due to an “underutilized but totally feasible workaround,” President Trump claimed Tuesday that he could overrule the U.S. Constitution by means of the relatively obscure “no one will stop me” loophole. “My critics say a constitutional amendment or at least an act of Congress is necessary to end birthright citizenship, but what they don’t realize is that a seldom-evoked administrative guideline ensures I can do whatever I want, whenever I want, because zero people will stand in my way,” said Trump, adding that the largely unheard-of clause allows him to circumvent normal legal proceedings because it’s not like anyone in any branch of government remains effective enough to prevent him from doing so. “Though few modern presidents have made use of it, this loophole has always given the nation’s chief executive unilateral power over the Constitution. Its provisions dictate that the president can sidestep any checks and balances on his power once he has abused his authority so many times that no one can keep track anymore.” Trump added that while his opponents may try to challenge his executive order in court, the loophole also states that by then he will have achieved his immediate political aims.

[Wounded Bear]

1. Almost too true to be funny...

[mr_lebowski]

2. He won't win on this one, but he will prevail on a buncha other shit, even if we win back the House

He will simply deny that a Dem-Held House has any authority over anything, and refuse to comply with anything he doesn't want to.

I don't buy for one second he actually thinks he can end birthright citizenship ... it's just a big, stupid, OBVIOUS distraction from the MAGABomber and MAGANazi ...

[Garrett78]

3. Satire today rings depressingly true.

[Paladin]

4. I fail to see the humor.

As long as we sit on our hands and don't take decisive, in-the-streets action against what's happening, trump will continue to get away with this shit. Where will Democrats look for relief? Mitch McConnell? SCOTUS Justice Kavanaugh?

Our window of opportunity for saving this country is shrinking by the day. Soon it will be too late. And spare me the "Oh, you're just an old alarmist" scolding, alright? Look at where we were a month ago, as opposed to today. Hell, it may be too late already.

If you don't vote Democratic in the mid-terms, to hell with you. It may not be enough, but at least it's something.

[FiveGoodMen]

5. It's pretty clear by now that there really IS such a loophole.

[smirkymonkey]

6. Irony is dead.

[Miles Archer]

7. The Borowitz Effect

I'm not really a follower of his work...most of what I read is what's posted here, and an occasional bit that shows up on social media. But since Trump has been in office, I'd say maybe 25% of his work has true satirical "bite," and the other 75%...no matter how off-the-wall... comes off as a less-outrageous version of things Trump is actually saying and doing.