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Trump and George III

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PeterL
, 04-18-2025 at 09:14 PM (4392 Views)
The Battles of Concord and Lexington were 250 years ago this weekend. That reminded me of some of the complaints against King George III. Trump has ignored the rule of law and has had people arrested simply because his people wanted to arrest. He has ignored laws that were passed by Congress. He has imposed arbitrary and onerous taxes on whim. He has sent people to distant places and refused to allow courts to operate so that people can receive due process. One such law was the Posse Comitus Act, which has been codified in the USC. That law dictated that U. S.military troops cannot be used on U.S. Soil, except in cases of rebellion, but Trump has had troops deployed to the border with Mexico.
Trump has not yet had time to create a long record of crimes and usurpation, but the activities of his minion, Musk, has had serious negative effects already, and those effects will continue.
And now Trump is trying to replace fired civil service employees with people who supported. Civil Service was created to stop presidents from doing that. I think that the courts will have actions to take in regard to that.

Congress didn't casually pass laws creating departments and granting them budgets. While the federal government is bloated and costs much more than it should, there are laws and procedures for changing and eliminating programs. There are legitimate reasons for thinking that some parts of the federal government are not authorized by the Constitution, but there are ways to eliminate those. Sending a crew of people who do not know the relevant laws to close down parts of departments is
absurd.

The idea that the internal Revenue Department can get by with thousands fewer people than it has it silly. The IRS has trouble getting its job done with all the people that it had, so how can it get by with fewer? It had already been reported that the IRS has stopped auditing. Maybe that was the object of shrinking the IRS; getting Trump and his pals off the hook for taxes they owe.

George III may have had the excuse of insanity, but Trump claims to be sane; although the evidence is that he is not very intelligent and extremely ignorant.

https://www.archives.gov/founding-do...ion-transcript
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  1. tailor STATELY's Avatar
    I can't see the the similarity between G III and President Trump... President Trump is a force of nature hitherto unknown to politics. His two terms of office remind me of the BBC shows "Hello Minister" which was followed by "Hello Prime Minister" I used to watch on PBS on the telly back in the day of local content. Politics just isn't my thing... I'm an altruist in the political center. Both parties here in the Untied States are bonkers with no end to the insanity, by both parties, in sight... sells lots of commercials and keeps the oligarchy, of both sides, on their toes and busy... and boy howdy how our politicians have enriched themselves and their families and friends through their "service". The IRS and many other agencies, the courts, etc. have become weaponized agents used against our people... all gamed. The IRS, IMHO, should be abolished... it's a travesty that only benefits the rich believe it or not. The courts are rigged... and the news media and Hollywood, and until recently the tech industry are/were in the left's pockets, all weaponized against the right. My state of California is a socialist state that benefits the rich and special interest groups... especially special interest groups in the pockets of politicians and friends and families and their cronies that benefit from "studies" for the homeless, property rights, illegal immigrant rights, high speed rail, etc.... if it wasn't so blatant it would be a comedy, hence tragic. I watch a balance of news: Fox, Al Jazeera, and local NBC news and read many news feeds including Drudge... each having enough spin on them that the earth will most likely leave the orbit of the sun and become a rogue planet - ultimately leaving this arm of the Milky Way galaxy... a pox on the universe.

    Happy Easter ! if you're so inclined, otherwise have a chill day

    Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
    tailor
  2. hellsapoppin's Avatar
    It is clearly evident from his actions that tRump has no regard for the rule of law or for the Constitution. He has contempt for the concept of constitutionally guaranteed ������ �������������� (Fifth & Fourteenth Amendments) and ignores court mandates. He has largely targeted Latinos allegedly for "gang activity" and other crimes even though the vast majority of the people he has arrested and deported have no criminal record. Despite his claims about targeting criminals, he has failed to arrest and deport members of the Mafia. This undoubtedly due to his known record of association with underworld figures:

    Trump and Mafia
    https://www.bing.com/search?q=Trump+...ANAB01&PC=U531

    There's a certain irony in that a convicted criminal like tRump claims to be acting in the interest of the law while showing such contempt for it.
  3. hellsapoppin's Avatar
    ^ I do not understand why "d.u.e. pro.c.e.s.s." comes out as ������ ��������������
  4. tonywalt's Avatar
    I am really happy about things. Maybe that's just my nature.