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[-] worhui@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

This is actually a good argument .

The president of the USA can not be head of state of a different country. So they are either Americans or Donald trump accidentally abdicated the presidency.

[-] AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago

Is there anything explicitly forbidding it? I can't say I recall anything specific about it, but I admit I could be just forgetting a constitutional clause or something.

[-] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.

He cannot "accept ... [an] Office ... from any ... foreign State." I suppose he might argue that "accepting" and "seizing by force" are not the same thing.

Or Congress could pass an act to allow it.

Edit: Or, more realistically, someone will complain to the Supreme Court and they'll find a reason to avoid ruling on the issue and Sotomayor will write an angry dissent but nothing will change.

[-] tomiant@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Argue? Why would he argue? He says it, it happens, nobody has a choice but to accept it, the legal system is defunct. We are living in upside down clown world now. The clown has his own Gestapo and nukes. Fucker needs to be taken out like week old fish in the bin.

[-] worhui@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

It is supposed to be covered in the emoluments clause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Emoluments_Clause

It actually could be OK but congress will have to vote on it to allow it.

[-] CircaV@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

LOL the emoluments clause means nothing to Trump et al. He’s so bribed. It’s beyond fathom.

[-] worhui@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah… still would like to see congress actually at least mention it.

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