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underpants

(182,271 posts)
Mon Apr 13, 2020, 06:53 PM Apr 2020

"The President has the authority to do what the President does" "The President calls the shots"

I know I got the second one right.

Response to a question about states on the west coast and east saying they will decide when to re-open themselves.

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"The President has the authority to do what the President does" "The President calls the shots" (Original Post) underpants Apr 2020 OP
K&R, They should keep hammering the 10th amendment issue ...he's going 8 on the NutCase Scale uponit7771 Apr 2020 #1
"The authority is Total" consider_this Apr 2020 #2
Will that be the same for safeinOhio Apr 2020 #7
Nixon "When the President does it, that means it's not illegal" SharonAnn Apr 2020 #21
Wonder if all the "states-rights" folks heard that intrepidity Apr 2020 #3
Right. Another conservative principle revealed as a sham. Midnight Writer Apr 2020 #20
YOU WILL OPEN ! " when some one is POTUS the authority is total" yes he did just say that lunasun Apr 2020 #4
But the people will stay home, asshole! BigmanPigman Apr 2020 #5
I was going to start a thread on that. underpants Apr 2020 #10
Anyone with the sense they were born with should know BigmanPigman Apr 2020 #14
Trump's lifetime of never having to think. OneBro Apr 2020 #6
What does he think? Windy City Charlie Apr 2020 #8
Oh there will be plenty out 24/7 no short supply of stupid here lunasun Apr 2020 #11
Hey Trump. Dem2theMax Apr 2020 #9
It just turned with the reporters "Enough !" lunasun Apr 2020 #12
Have you asked the Governor's? No....I don't have to underpants Apr 2020 #15
Mother's Boy is worse malaise Apr 2020 #13
Fake fuckery from that freak isn't helping one bit with his praise trump show lunasun Apr 2020 #16
That was the worst of them malaise Apr 2020 #17
Hey don't complain remember trump threatened he has many more videos he can show if needed 🙄 lunasun Apr 2020 #18
"The powers of the president are very substantial and will not be questioned." dalton99a Apr 2020 #19
So he's gone from no responsibility at all to total authority? Blue Owl Apr 2020 #22

uponit7771

(90,225 posts)
1. K&R, They should keep hammering the 10th amendment issue ...he's going 8 on the NutCase Scale
Mon Apr 13, 2020, 06:55 PM
Apr 2020

... with that question alone

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
4. YOU WILL OPEN ! " when some one is POTUS the authority is total" yes he did just say that
Mon Apr 13, 2020, 06:59 PM
Apr 2020

WIODT can you imagine?

underpants

(182,271 posts)
10. I was going to start a thread on that.
Mon Apr 13, 2020, 07:06 PM
Apr 2020

So, they think they give an all clear (the state's will do that) and everyone will go right back like nothing ever happened. Shoulder to shoulder at Home Goods. Buffets. Cruise ships. Leaning on counters. Raising beers above their head to get through the bar crowd. Flocking into cinemas. shopping as a past timeEtc

Just like that. Oh some will no doubt. But do they really think everyone will just throw caution to the wind? Will businesses that got the SBA loans/grants tell their employees to stay home because they are covering payroll anyway?

BigmanPigman

(51,430 posts)
14. Anyone with the sense they were born with should know
Mon Apr 13, 2020, 07:12 PM
Apr 2020

NOT TO TRUST tRump. Anyone foolish to do so will not get sympathy from me, even if they do get sick.

OneBro

(1,159 posts)
6. Trump's lifetime of never having to think.
Mon Apr 13, 2020, 07:01 PM
Apr 2020

Maybe his plan is to send the national guard to Oregon to force us to congregate and share some group hugs with random strangers.

Windy City Charlie

(1,178 posts)
8. What does he think?
Mon Apr 13, 2020, 07:04 PM
Apr 2020

What does he think is gonna happen if he forces the economy to reopen? One thing to reopen it, it's another to get people to contribute to it. What's he going to do? Force people to go out and spend money?

underpants

(182,271 posts)
15. Have you asked the Governor's? No....I don't have to
Mon Apr 13, 2020, 07:13 PM
Apr 2020

Then she tried to follow and got the ENOUGH!

Blue Owl

(49,902 posts)
22. So he's gone from no responsibility at all to total authority?
Mon Apr 13, 2020, 08:17 PM
Apr 2020

Clearly this man is insane -- call the men in the white suits...

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