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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known 'No One Will Stop Me' Loophole
https://theonion.com/trump-claims-he-can-overrule-constitution-with-executiv-1830106306/WASHINGTONSaying his latest executive order was legal due to an underutilized but totally feasible workaround, President Trump claimed Tuesday that he could overrule the U.S. Constitution by means of the relatively obscure no one will stop me loophole. My critics say a constitutional amendment or at least an act of Congress is necessary to end birthright citizenship, but what they dont realize is that a seldom-evoked administrative guideline ensures I can do whatever I want, whenever I want, because zero people will stand in my way, said Trump, adding that the largely unheard-of clause allows him to circumvent normal legal proceedings because its not like anyone in any branch of government remains effective enough to prevent him from doing so. Though few modern presidents have made use of it, this loophole has always given the nations chief executive unilateral power over the Constitution. Its provisions dictate that the president can sidestep any checks and balances on his power once he has abused his authority so many times that no one can keep track anymore. Trump added that while his opponents may try to challenge his executive order in court, the loophole also states that by then he will have achieved his immediate political aims.
Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known âNo One Will Stop Meâ Loophole theonion.com/trump-c...
— The Onion (@theonion.com) 2025-06-11T21:00:07.000Z
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Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known 'No One Will Stop Me' Loophole (Original Post)
In It to Win It
Wednesday
OP
The Onion has landed on the truth of the matter that other outlets are afraid to publish.
Midnight Writer
Wednesday
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hlthe2b
(110,177 posts)1. The Onion knows him so damned well...
sigh...
Lovie777
(18,866 posts)2. Nope........
Midnight Writer
(24,161 posts)3. The Onion has landed on the truth of the matter that other outlets are afraid to publish.
JBTaurus83
(519 posts)4. Well that's actually
What hes been doing. So its not really satire.
stillcool
(34,079 posts)5. that work-around sucks
William769
(58,976 posts)6. I'm finding it eerily true though.
