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(70,460 posts)Botany
(70,714 posts)Does he have any idea on how the government works?
And that grammar and punctuation stuff is over rated too. Just put commas anyplace,
subject verb agreement isn't really needed, and just throw on a sentence fragment onto
the end of an already sentence "clunky" sentence.
Grasswire2
(13,580 posts)We can't expect too much.
Can you absorb that? The golf caddy is tweeting out threats of war and unConstitutional intentions.
SCantiGOP
(13,881 posts)by not advising the House and Senate leadership before the attack, so now the moron can claim that he has given a blanket notice to them for any further action.
Congress is just as culpable here as POTUS. Since 9-11 our Congress has completely ignored their Constitutional obligation to declare war (and to set the budget but that is another discussion).
irisblue
(33,101 posts)mahina
(17,810 posts)Congress is just an annoyance to him?
malaise
(269,573 posts)He is defying Congress - time to lock him up for real
keithbvadu2
(37,169 posts)RandySF
(60,332 posts)No one will stop him!
Control-Z
(15,682 posts)is the notice. The only notice. Congress will have already been notified in the event of any and all future killings.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,796 posts)Volaris
(10,290 posts)And if this is found to be acceptable, the house should pull funding for the press sec's office, as it's obviously a waste of money.
Also, it's nice to know that we're ALL IntelComittee Members, now...since were getting the same info AT THE SAME DAMN TIME.
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)Vinca
(50,354 posts)It's pretty much a "I'll do what I fucking want" tweet.
Grasswire2
(13,580 posts)Kid Berwyn
(15,250 posts)He needs a Section 8 under the UCMJ.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)GreenPartyVoter
(72,388 posts)ancianita
(36,273 posts)Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)From what I can gather, this is what it translates to:
"Trasmuck latzee choom. Ba! Ha! Recglustium dooda woo. Woo? Radsmooch chippy-dippy doo da. Da!!! Stome plooza. Gorickleem dooby-dooby-doo! Someblest jam rudderz wham baitch. Chopper whoppet mudst clumboots. Chim-chim-churee!"
kag
(4,085 posts)Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)TubbersUK
(1,439 posts)The principle of proportionality prohibits attacks against military objectives which are expected to cause incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians, damage to civilian objects, or a combination thereof, which would be excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated.
https://casebook.icrc.org/glossary/proportionality
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)Link to tweet
Link to tweet
Link to tweet
Oona Hathaway @oonahathaway
This tweet threatens to break several laws. First, the President cannot notify Congress under the War Powers Resolution by tweet. 1/
Second, he claims "[s]uch legal notice is not required." That's not true. Any time the president involves the armed forces into "hostilities," he must--at a minimum--notify Congress within 48 hours. 2/
Third, he is also obligated to "in every possible instance . . . consult with Congress before introducing United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situation where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances . . ." under the WPR. 3/
Fourth, he is promising a "perhaps ... disproportionate" strike in response--that's another promise of an international law violation. Any action taken in self defense (the apparent justification for the strikes) must be necessary and proportionate to the threat posed. 4/
That any of this has to be said suggests just how insane this situation has become. Where are the White House, DoJ, DoD, State Dept. lawyers? 5/5
3:47 PM - Jan 5, 2020
kentuck
(111,111 posts)Including Republicans.
cyclonefence
(4,483 posts)for making what are essentially death threats? Surely a violation of TOS.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Corgigal
(9,291 posts)shinny intelligence officers, all in suits and arriving in black vehicles to stop Mr. Private citizen Twitter owner and say, hey ya.
Shit has to stop. Almost a billion dollars on intelligence and no one acting intelligent right now. Maybe the FBI is still working.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)Hurt this country by starting a world war. He's done things like this before when things don't go his way. Starts conflicts to change the subject , in this case his impeachment, and does things to hurts others with it. He'll resort to anything if he's convicted, and is the greatest threat to this country that we've ever had, and much greater than terrorist have been, even this Iranian General.
Volaris
(10,290 posts)If hes removed, it will likely be immediately from any kind of decision making power, even if the Senate is kind enough to give him a few days or so to pack up his shit and his brood of trash grifters.
And once that happens, nobody will be under any legal obligation to listen to a thing he says.
kentuck
(111,111 posts)No kidding.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Its time for congress to re-assert its rightful powers to stop the mad bomber from waging war without its approval.
GeorgeGist
(25,329 posts)Runningdawg
(4,533 posts)Retrograde
(10,207 posts)Constitution, law, and precedent be damned.
D_Master81
(1,823 posts)MerryBlooms
(11,778 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,987 posts)What he is basically telling the Democrats in the House.
Adam Schiff needs to subpoena the people who called for this assasinatio,n.
Zoonart
(11,947 posts)The frack I want, until you stop me.
Bleacher Creature
(11,258 posts)lame54
(35,398 posts)Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)keithbvadu2
(37,169 posts)spanone
(136,022 posts)MFM008
(19,850 posts)LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,608 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)He needs to be removed asap. This is a global emergency and he is a war criminal.
Skittles
(153,460 posts)that's what I make of it
empedocles
(15,751 posts)feedback on trumpers, et al, fearing trump hotels may be threatened, even if its just cyber attacks.
Further drops in the trump revenue streams will be noticed. Its trump's nature.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)about the 80 million dollar bounty hanging over his head.😳😳😳
I can't imagine he will take it well.
I proudly do not speak dumbfuck.
California_Republic
(1,826 posts)Mersky
(4,992 posts)And does not recognize the Separation of Powers.
Hes a losing loser whos desperate to become a dictatorial jerk to save himself, and is thinking he is free to make one more bad decision after another. His unquestioning supporters and spineless enablers are losers, too.
Hes out to catch this car, and Im pretty sure the bumper is harder than his jaw.
demmiblue
(36,966 posts)nolabear
(42,022 posts)Id say thats insane but I dont even know if that word has any meaning any more. It SURE as hell cant be legal.
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