Why Trump’s blurring between campaigning and governing matters

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  1. Bowerbird

    Bowerbird Well-Known Member

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    Trump is joking about calling off the 2020 election and serving a 3rd term during a speech to energy workers in PA that is not supposed to be a campaign event


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    https://www.vox.com/2019/8/14/20805...white-house-line-obliterated-taxpayer-dollars

    Seems that the millions he was boasting about raising for his campaign has mysteriously disappeared if he is using taxpayer dollars
     
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    rcfoolinca288 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    He's quite a delusional character.
     
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  3. Bowerbird

    Bowerbird Well-Known Member

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    This is what I don’t get

    We have taken politicians to court and JAILED them for misuse of public funds.

    Politicians are not your masters they are your servants
     
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    kazenatsu Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    You are Australian. Why are you so concerned about American politicians?

    Is the hate of Trump so vast and wide that its breadth spreads all the way to Australia?
     
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    garyd Well-Known Member

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    Yep.
    He's just following the precedent set by Obama voters many of whom were talking about repealing which ever amendment it is that limits presidents to two terms so he could be president for life.
     
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    Bowerbird Well-Known Member

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    Yep! It is a global phenomena
     
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    He is not using taxpayers dollars, he was paid by Shell to be there.

    By the way do you have any idea what he does with his Presidential salary?

    Hint it's way more than any President the U.S. or your country has ever had any President do in history.
     
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    Who cares, you version of our liberal politician's are running your country into the ground turning it into a Sharia s-hole, why don't you concern with that and keep your nose out of our business.
     
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    Well Bonded Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    That's understandable given the gang and drug problems Australia has.
     
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    spiritgide Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    He seems to think that all of us have a sense of humor. He forgot that democrats are different, and believe themselves above that.

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    Jestsayin Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    You seem offended, were you at that speech, or just choosing the words the media fed you?
    Thanks for the post though, I like Trump's idea of a third term.
     
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    Well Bonded Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I'd vote for that.
     
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    Jestsayin Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    If nothing else it would clean up the court system and provide an additional four years of reading posts by and listening to the deranged lefties. Actually, by that time I suspect most of them would have moved to Mexico if they could meet the strict Mexican immigration requirements. Well, there is always Canada, oh wait, they have more strict citizenship requirements than Mexico.
     
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    Or give them guns and watch the suicide rate go through the roof.
     
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    Show the specifics for Obama's 'precedent.' Not too worry. When you can't, I will apologize profusely for your mistake.
     
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    Suicide rates don't change due to guns.
     
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    Representatives Steny Hoyer, D-Md and Jose Serrano D-NY introduced bills repeatedly to repeal the 22nd amendment six times between 1995 and 2005 and Serrano led five attempts between 2005 and 2013.

    They have ceased trying to repeal the 22nd since trump was elected.

    https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/...ce-presidential-term-limit-repeal-under-trump
     
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    Campaigning in office is a global phenomenon. Still don’t like it.
     
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    It's also the only way an incumbent President can campaign.
     
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    That was not Obama, though. Trump knows he stands no change of a third term and little for a second.

    So I am profusely apologizing for you.
     
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    You need to take some civics lessons, Presidents cannot pass laws, that is the job of the legislature.

    And now try to convince me that two Democrat legislators had no intentions of getting Barry a third or fourth term.

    There is nothing to apologize for the record is what it is.
     
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  22. JakeStarkey

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    Logic fallacy in #22, which simply makes no sense. Be polite. Trump tries to rule by fiat. That you get. And now you better understand your attempt to shift the goal posts has been outed.

    So good people will continually and profusely point out and apologize for right wing mistakes.
     
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    Don’t get all factual and logical on us! :)
     
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    No one has shifted the goalposts, I just pointed a fact you didn't or couldn't understand, presidents cannot write law.

    Twisted logic you have there, why would anyone point out a mistake and then apologize for it?
     
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    In Australia they are your masters, you have no rights. Fix your hellhole before whining about ours...
     

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