The Constitution disagrees. The Emoluments Clause, part of Article I, Section 9, Clause 8, bans office holders from taking ANY gifts from foreign countries. There is no mention of quid pro quo. That is because the Founding Fathers knew that even the *appearance* of corruption promotes corruption.
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Powerful.
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The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
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NEW: In the Mahmoud Khalil case, Judge Farbiarz orders the government to give him a COMPLETE LIST of every time since 1975 it has invoked the secretary of state's power to deport someone for foreign-policy reasonsβincluding a description of each case's facts and a copy of the official determination.
07.05.2025 17:22 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0No, Merrick Garland is not βwater under the bridge.β We are currently having to deal with multiple corrupt and chargeable men and women in politics because of his failure.
07.05.2025 17:21 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1He throws around tariffs like βa monkey throws dung.β π
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Contemplating going back to full time work for next year and a friend sent me this..
morning all .. πβ
Orlando City Commissioner Tony Ortiz just switched from Republican to Democratic.
The Republican Party is not the party I signed up with... The marginalization of Latinos and immigrantsβmany of whom have helped build this countryβis not leadership. Itβs fear-based politics.
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05.05.2025 20:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0court it is
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I may be a die hard but I will not go to Florida for any of the Round 2 Playoff Games against the Florida Panthers ~π Not even if the tickets were free.
Won't fly in USAπΊπΈ air space and won't cross the border or spend money in Trumpland. #TrumpDidThis π
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First Nations will not separate. Any efforts to separate will be met with our full opposition
Chiefs from Tsuut'ina, Bearspaw, Chiniki & Goodstoney Nations also condemning any efforts towards separatism
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
A private sector delegation from the U.S. is going to Greenland to try and make investment deals for rare earth minerals.
Pretty sure they should have done that before Donald Trump started screeching that he was going to try and take Greenland
A wry aside: well thatβs one way to solve the zero lower bound problem for U.S. monetary policy
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Puppetsβ¦
03.05.2025 01:23 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A couple princess WIPs
03.05.2025 01:22 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hello! Good luck to everyone out there protesting today! Donβt waste your breath on the crazies!
01.05.2025 19:38 β π 12 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Missed a spot
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I just can't..... I cry every single time I see this photo. I sure hope and pray our efforts make a difference!
I'll never stop fighting for what's right, all the vibes in the universe please help the resistance prevailπ
#bluecrew
It really takes a lot for me to say this, but the Graham tweet is genuinely a pretty offensive thing to say.
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30.04.2025 00:40 β π 19 π 5 π¬ 1 π 0We saw the storm brewing a mile away.
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