The 5 Trump Amendments to the Constitution

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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/five-trump-amendments-constitution/618097/

The 45th president profoundly altered our system of government.

. . .His changes aren’t formal, of course. But his informal amendments are important. If left to stand, they threaten to make Congress an advisory body and give carte blanche to rogue presidents. . . .

Amendment 1. No president shall be removed from office for treason, bribery, or any other crime or misdemeanor, no matter how high, should a partisan minority of the Senate choose to protect him.

Amendment 2. Congressional oversight shall be optional. No congressional subpoena or demand for testimony or documents shall bind a president who chooses to ignore it.

Amendment 3. Congressional appropriations shall be suggestions. The president may choose whether or not to comply with congressional spending laws, and Congress shall have no recourse should a president declare that his own priorities supersede Congress’s instructions.

Amendment 4. The president shall have authority to make appointments as he sees fit, without the advice and consent of the Senate, provided he deems his appointees to be acting, temporary, or otherwise exempt from the ordinary confirmation process.

Amendment 5. The president shall have unconstrained authority to dangle and issue pardons for the purpose of obstructing justice, tampering with witnesses, and forestalling investigations.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. K&R

[tblue37]

2. You forgot to mention that these amendments apply only to Republican presidents.

[Gruenemann]

3. No need to

They're going to make sure that all future presidents are Republicans.