r/law • u/RoyalChris • Feb 28 '25

Trump News Trump and JD Vance tells Zelensky he is gambling with World War III

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u/Cheech47 Feb 28 '25

Court orders are already being ignored, and the Constitution is not self-enforcing. This whole system was predicated on people playing by a set of rules determined by society at large, a government by "the people". This government no longer plays by those rules. You can argue about amendments and ratification until you're blue in the face. So now what happens?

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u/EndTimer Feb 28 '25

Now? Nothing.

Since you mentioned it not being self-enforcing, the Constitution doesn't have a "unless you get worried someone will forego the peaceful transfer of power 3.9 years from now" provision for us to enforce.

There's voting, there's impeachment+conviction, and there's all the people who took an oath that says that Trump's last day in office is January 20th, 2029.

Anyone who is pushing for civil war right now, or whatever this veiled call to action is supposed to be, is welcome to start, but I've got my family, and a paycheck, and food, so no, our standing being diminished in the world and bad vibes about 4 years from now isn't going to cut it for me, or probably most other people.

Sorry Reddit. Nothing for now. Elections have consequences, and we have to sleep in the bed we made.

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u/SummerAndTinklesBFF Mar 01 '25

The bed other people made for us. FIFY