All three branches of government are equal but...

[kentuck]

...the Judicial Branch is the only one that determines which one is legal.

Donald Trump is challenging the authority of judges to interpret the law. He would prefer to interpret it himself. If he had only won the majority of the popular vote?

[Lucinda]

1. It's an odd mix of humorous, yet sheer terror watching Trumpy

wander his way through the YUGE amount of stuff required of the POTUS.
Finding arrogance and ignorance at these levels, in one human, is rare.

[TDale313]

2. If he'd won the popular vote...

He'd still struggle with the concept of Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances, and that no one, including the President, is above the law. He wants to be King, not President.

[malaise]

3. But in Groper Don the Con's mind

Whatever he wants is legal and that doesn't require knowledge of the law or knowledge of anyfugginthing else for that matter

[kentuck]

4. Only little people pay taxes.

Don't you know?

[malaise]

5. And he is so much better than every President in the last 40 years that

he's above presenting his tax returns - suck it up!

[kentuck]

7. He may be a threat to our national security?

Nobody knows.

[malaise]

8. Oh they know

Let's see what they do

[former9thward]

6. Not fully true.

All three branches have an equal responsibility to ensure what they are doing is constitutional. If there is a dispute then ultimately the judicial branch makes a ruling assuming they have the jurisdiction to do so. Congress has full authority to not allow the judicial branch to rule on a law it passes. Not often done but the Constitution gives them that right.

[longship]

9. "If he had only won the majority of the popular vote?"

What the fuck difference would that make under our constitution?

Sheesh!

[kentuck]

10. That would give him a green light to do whatever he wants, in his own mind.

That is why he obsesses about it, in my opinion.

[longship]

11. But that's what he's already doing!!

And he denies that he lost the popular vote, for Christ sakes!

So I don't see what the fuck difference it would make whether he did or did not win the popular vote.

D'ya know what I mean?

My best to ya.