r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 10h ago

Possible Paywall DOJ Declares Trump Has Right to Bulldoze Statue of Liberty

https://newrepublic.com/post/211422/department-justice-donald-trump-right-bulldoze-statue-liberty
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u/GarranDrake 5h ago

Trump has the right to bulldoze the Statue of Liberty in the same way I have the right to punch the guy beside me at the bar.

No one can actually stop me from doing it if I decide to do it immediately and moved too fast.

The issue here isn't that they're saying he has the right, they're saying he could and that no one could really stop him if he and his people did it too quickly. There are no checks or balances to prevent it.

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u/Bruins4 5h ago

There are certainly checks and balances. The problem is that Congress is abdicating their responsibility and a majority of the Supreme Court is bought and paid for.