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brush

(53,771 posts)
7. I'm starting to suspect this guy has designs on the WH.
Sat May 21, 2022, 03:31 AM
May 2022

He's seen how trump used twitter and now he's following in his footsteps, especially with the constant suing of foes, vendors or whoever.

hlthe2b

(102,234 posts)
10. Nope. He's a naturalized US citizen by way of S. Africa and Canada. Constitutionally blocked.
Sat May 21, 2022, 06:42 AM
May 2022
No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident ...

Article II, Section 1, Clause 5

allegorical oracle

(2,357 posts)
14. Trumpsters don't care about that silly old Constitution thingy. With Musk's fortune, he could
Sat May 21, 2022, 11:06 AM
May 2022

coup himself into a dictatorship. He may be smart, but it's a short trip separating a genius from a whackjob.

hlthe2b

(102,234 posts)
15. We can say this all we want but to ignore all constitutional protections is to give up.
Sat May 21, 2022, 11:11 AM
May 2022

.. to give into cynicism and the loss of all democracy. I won't do so.

hunter

(38,311 posts)
13. Anybody who cares about Tesla or SpaceX...
Sat May 21, 2022, 09:44 AM
May 2022

... should be figuring out how to eject this guy before he burns it all down.

Personally, I don't care.

GM and Boeing are probably waiting for the fire sale.

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