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In reply to the discussion: Trump Really Is Renaming the Gulf of Mexico on Day 1 of MAGA 2.0 [View all]PurgedVoter
(2,715 posts)23. The reason we call a banana a banana is because you will sound like an idiot if you call it an apple
Sure the history of a word matters, but communication is the entire point.
Not sure the constitution give him the right to name things. If there is a department that has the power to arbitrarily rename stuff on it's own volition, then an executive order might suffice unless blocked by the courts or congress, but I don't think we have such a department. If it was a fort still owned by the military, then yeah, maybe. Or if it were a national park, then probably. Congress and the courts can still cancel executive orders. But unless the English Department has secretly existed all this time, I don't think he can change the language.
I motion that we declare T***p the Gulf of Reason. Will someone second that motion?
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This is so incredibly ridiculous, the rest of the world will point and laugh.
Dave Bowman
Jan 2025
#3
I am so glad that he and his crew have put extra thought into how to help American citizens.
Biophilic
Jan 2025
#5
The reason we call a banana a banana is because you will sound like an idiot if you call it an apple
PurgedVoter
Jan 2025
#23