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mpcamb

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35. Constitutional Issue!

Reply to NastyRiffraff (Reply #4)

Thu May 4, 2017, 06:01 PM

May 2017

Not something for this mental Pygmy or his cohorts to decide.
They've already tromped all over the Constitution, rendering them unfit for deciding anything more pressing than where to park.
Get the right case and hustle up to the higher courts to stick it to 'em for their skewed view of what a president can decide.

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Trump signs order aimed at allowing churches to engage in more political activity [View all] DonViejo May 2017 OP

Just a pay off MFM008 May 2017 #1

He wants to secure as many votes and as much money from the flocks of believers that he can Freethinker65 May 2017 #7

does that mean the Pope can call out Paul Ryan, and the other so-called religious republicans still_one May 2017 #2

Yes, that's what it means greymattermom May 2017 #5

hmmmmmm, then perhaps he can excommunicate the jerk still_one May 2017 #12

Jackpot! world wide wally May 2017 #21

Sounds like something that better be challenged in court. Vinca May 2017 #3

I don't think he can do this via EO LeftInTX May 2017 #31

I see Mike Pence's claws all over this NastyRiffraff May 2017 #4

Constitutional Issue! mpcamb May 2017 #35

Why do they think God is on their side? greymattermom May 2017 #6

You've got Hindu fascism in India, Muslim fasism in many ME states Achilleaze May 2017 #8

Does Trump signing 'an order' make it constitutional? left-of-center2012 May 2017 #9

Duplicate post of one 25 minutes ago 2 below on Home Page LBN column Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #10

Nope. One talks about planning to do it, the other, he did it. DonViejo May 2017 #11

Time for churches to pay TAXES They_Live May 2017 #13

So... Corporations are people now, Churches are people now... Freelancer May 2017 #14

Maybe it's time for the Online Church of DU PAC Inc They_Live May 2017 #16

More like Bizarro America -nt Freelancer May 2017 #18

Just when did the IRS ever crack down on churches? YOHABLO May 2017 #15

good point. nt They_Live May 2017 #17

President Obama did this eight years ago. Marcuse May 2017 #25

When Catholic Churches speak out for sanctuary cities, he might be sorry. -nt Freelancer May 2017 #19

SEPARATION OF CHURCH & STATE onetexan May 2017 #20

I love that one too, :) but this this is about taxes. Money. Hortensis May 2017 #29

Were they even being prosecuted before? We hear of many churches inciting people politically. JudyM May 2017 #22

They will will freak when they realize that this applies to political Islam! Marcuse May 2017 #23

Guess we will have to have some protests at churches that do so. They want to notdarkyet May 2017 #24

OK. TIME TO TAX the damn things then. n/t CousinIT May 2017 #26

Time to start our own church. The Church of Our Lady of Sanity. mainer May 2017 #27

Who was censoring sermons? OrwellwasRight May 2017 #28

Does this include synagogues Ghost of Tom Joad May 2017 #30

"relax enforcement of rules" -- GOP used to be for the "rule of law" keithbvadu2 May 2017 #32

Dupe post.. vkkv May 2017 #33

Trump is un-American rockfordfile May 2017 #34