453 upvotes, 12 direct replies (showing 12)
Trump is f***king disgusting. How is this allowed?! How is this not in violation of some laws??
Comment by discardedsabot at 16/08/2020 at 13:59 UTC
356 upvotes, 5 direct replies
It is in violation of many laws.
It is allowed because the federal law enforcement apparatus has been compromised by Trump. The remaining organization in charge of protecting the constitution is the military and they haven't done anything about him yet.
Comment by 420catloveredm at 16/08/2020 at 14:03 UTC
51 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Laws are only real if someone enforces them and republicans are allowing trump to avoid any accountability.
Comment by Particle_Cannon at 16/08/2020 at 14:29 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Most things he does are in violation of many laws. It means nothing. Out government never holds him accountable.
Comment by yanikins at 16/08/2020 at 15:23 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It's allowed because no one is stopping him.
Everyone seems to forget what it takes to stop facism.
Comment by Jarocket at 16/08/2020 at 17:37 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Sometimes controls on political power require the people in power to have shame. Also control of the media people consume is massive advantage. Fox News was created after Nixon to allow Republicans to get away with more shit.
In Canada we have a clause in the constitution that allows parts of it to be violated as long as your bill states in writing that it violates the rights and freedoms of the constitution. The idea was that having to add those words would be a big barrier to meet. Because the voters might not like their rights violated for flimsy reasons. Bad design it turns out.
Comment by foobar1000 at 16/08/2020 at 18:51 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Laws only matter if the people in charge care to enforce them. Otherwise they're just words on a piece of paper.
Republicans obviously aren't going to hold Trump to account, they're all complicit. Considering the Democrats didn't even attempt to enforce a single House subpoena, I don't except much tangible opposition from them beyond brow furrowing and media stunts although I would love to be proven wrong.
No one in power is going to save Democracy for us. In the end I think it's likely going to come down to sustained protests in the street like we see in Belarus.
Comment by QuintinStone at 16/08/2020 at 17:12 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
As long as the Republican senate protects him, Trump can break any law he wants.
Comment by RA12220 at 16/08/2020 at 18:08 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Laws don't matter when you're powerful, rich, or influential enough. It was a theory but they're proving it correct.
Comment by NeedsMoreSaturation at 16/08/2020 at 18:17 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
White people.
Comment by fphoon at 16/08/2020 at 19:42 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Rich people getting much richer under Trump so whatever he does is allowed. Laws never applied to rich people.
Comment by [deleted] at 16/08/2020 at 21:09 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The government is controlled by a criminal conspiracy, who benefit from security themselves so long as nobody outs their mob boss. They control all means of punishment or enforcement, which means they cannot be held accountable for their crimes despite everyone knowing they’re committing them.
Comment by Xelopheris at 17/08/2020 at 00:42 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
If the person violating laws is the boss of the person who is supposed to prosecute people for breaking those laws, the system doesn't work.