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    the Constitution’s foreign emoluments clause, Article I, Section 9, Clause 8, which 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.”

    And he’s turning it into fucking airforce one !
    That’s batshit.

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      Lately I have had fun with pointing out the holes in the constitution which under normal circumstances would not be an issue as it is understood what was meant. But with trump and the current SC these holes should be obvious on how these will work out just fine for trump.

      “without the Consent of the Congress”

      There, that is how it will be fine and dandy and he will get away with it. The senate will approve and if this gets challenged and put in front of the SC, you can bet they will point to this quoted part to give it a stamp of approval.

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          Two things can happen. Either it will be transferred to his personal domain and he owns it or it will be parked next to his toilets, just like the documents he stole and still got to use, sell and blackmail with.

          However you slice and dice it, he will have that plane and nobody will stop him.

          Makes you wonder though, if Biden had accepted a plane or gift like that, I’m sure republicans and maga would have been fine with it, no complaints would have been filed and fox news would have been ‘on board’.

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      There should be a clause stating that if the president fails to comply, he will automatically be removed from office, his executive orders will be revoked, the vice president, the cabinet, and congressmen who support the president’s idea will be dismissed.

      After preparing a special election for the population to choose a new president and congressmen,