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customerserviceguy

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5. The big problem with that clause

Wed Sep 25, 2019, 02:07 PM

Sep 2019

is that it's not really been tested in court ever since it was written. Thus, the first real interpretation of it will be by a GOP-controlled Senate.

The Constitution also mentions in Article 1, Section 8 the right of Congress to "...grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal" which refers to the days of piracy on the high seas. Surely, that is an obsolete part of the Constitution, it could be argued that the emoluments clause refers to something that just doesn't happen today, especially if there is no case law regarding it.

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So what if it's not a "transcript". It's a confession of guilt. [View all] Dave Starsky Sep 2019 OP

It's not. It's a diversion to keep the news focus off of Pence's calls to Zelensky ffr Sep 2019 #1

I know I sound ignorant to say this, but customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #2

I think it's all baked into that Emoluments Clause of the Constitution. Dave Starsky Sep 2019 #4

The big problem with that clause customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #5

We're not talking about jailing him for doing what he did, we're talking impeachment ... mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #6

Burglary customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #7

He wasn't impeached for any of that though ... mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #9

Absolutely true customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #10

It's damning. I'd just leave people with questions of how bad is the stuff left out? Hoyt Sep 2019 #3

I read somewhere earlier that he was advised against releasing it. Flaleftist Sep 2019 #8

I'm not a shrink but... moondust Sep 2019 #11