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[–] 213 points 9 months ago (8 children)

If he's the president of Venezuela then let's open up the border to them. Let them come in they're American now.

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  • [–] 125 points 9 months ago (7 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 19 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 57 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 17 points 9 months 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.

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  • [–] 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    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.

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