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The fact that this is optional at all is just fucking wild. So much of our government has apparently been operating on a simple gentleman's agreement and it's only stood up because nobody challenged it until now. We're so absolutely fucked.
So much of our government has apparently been operating on a simple gentleman's agreement and it's only stood up because nobody challenged it until now.
Politicians have been challenging it from the beginning, it's just most of them had the good sense not to do it so overtly. Trump doesn't worry so much about that because he's successfully convinced a large segment of Americans that up is down, black is white, and that he is the messiah.
It's not optional: https://newrepublic.com/post/188300/donald-trump-presidential-transition-breaking-federal-law
There just just aren't any explicit other rules to prevent inauguration. Seems like they fucking should have thought of that.
If there's no consequences of not doing it, it's effectively optional. Just like pretty much all other laws and regulations designed to keep politicians acting in good faith and/or held accountable by the public from stepping over the lines..
Related, "If the penalty for a crime is a fine, then that law only exists for the lower class"
There would need to be real penalties, with enforcement. Turns out we have neither.
The penalty is not having funds released, and in place organizations and workers not being able to interface with the transition team. These shitheads do not care anyway though, because the goal is to ransack the country.
So why aren't they arresting him?
Everything is optional when you have enough power.
In the end, democratic government requires some amount of good faith. You can harden it a little, but there's only so much you can do.
The problem is that we have elected someone with so little regard for laws and people.
Financial corruption is the entire point.
You have to assume at this point everything is able to be bought, from cabinet positions to getting your nephew a job in whatever agency you'd like.
Shocking news is seeing the government do something meaningful without thousands in bribes.
*Will be
*Could be if it ever occurred in my lifetime
“Risking”
“Masked man with a gun ordering the teller to put the money in the bag faces criticism for risking a bank robbery.”
Only thing he knows is corruption. There’s no “risk” of it, it’s being done out in the open, and has been done for almost a decade.
Pretty sure corruption was a literal campaign promise. "Vote for me and I will put my chief donor in charge of ruining your stupid lives" turned out to be a compelling message
Banana Republicans doing corrupt shit? Whoda thunk?
”risking”???
"Concerns about financial corruption"?
Really? There's no "concern" here for anyone with 2 brain cells to boop together. It's a known, reliable fact, not a "concern".
It's a feature, not a bug. Part of the plan all along. If it weren't for the charges getting dropped, I'd say it's the whole plan.
And?
It's not like the motherfucker hid any of his intentions here and not like he didn't do the same things during his first term.
Nice of the lame stream media to finally take notice and publish stories about his blatant plans for corruption now though. /S
Surely this time he will face consequences?
Why is anyone surprised
There is no risk, the system is working as intended.
Those fucks in Congress had 4 fucking years to fucking act and they did fuck all.
Add it to the pile!
Did they miss his first term? He literally ran a pay to play scheme.
Russia, North Korea, Israel, China....etc
Pretty sure he doesn't give a fuck, won't bother trying to hide it, and will send the MAGAstapo after anyone who tries to prosecute.
Guess the transfer of power can't happen until this is complete.
That risk became an issue decades ago.
"Risking."
What planet have these journalists been living on?
Risking? I thought the looting of our nation was the entire point of the qons?