picard102
Senior Member
Isn't the 2nd amendment Americans love supposed to stop things like this?
BREAKING:
President Trump announces that he is invoking section 740 of the Home Rule Act.
Section 740 gives the President of the United States the authority to commandeer the DC Police Department in “conditions of an emergency nature.”
The president also confirms he is deploying the National Guard to DC.
The District of Columbia is a different cat since it is a federal district.I do not believe that municipal governments there are creatures of the Presidency. But again, that probably wouldn't stop him from trying... /bleh again
...to be clear, I wasn't talking about that. Rather more about the Orange Führer's other stated municipal aspirations here.The District of Columbia is a different cat since it is a federal district.
Are the states even considered creatures of the feds?...to be clear, I wasn't talking about that. Rather more about the Orange Führer's other stated municipal aspirations here.
Not really, no more that our provinces are 'creatures of feds'. Each has a defined scope, however well or poorly, in the respective constitutions Sub state/province entities (municipalities, counties, etc.) are not mentioned in either document.Are the states even considered creatures of the feds?
...on the other hand, I would much prefer they become the 51st then us. >.<I guess DC won't be getting statehood any time soon...
Or Puerto Rico? Puerto Rico, with a population of roughly 3.2 million, has a larger population than 19 U.S. states. Specifically, it is larger than Arkansas, Connecticut, Iowa, and Nevada, among others, according to a search of state and territory populations...on the other hand, I would much prefer they become the 51st then us. >.<
...drinking that Terf Kool-Aid of late the US can do whatever they want with it. Before that, I was entirely supportive of them becoming their own jurisdiction separated from the States. Now they are just part of the problem as far as I care. /blehOr Puerto Rico? Puerto Rico, with a population of roughly 3.2 million, has a larger population than 19 U.S. states. Specifically, it is larger than Arkansas, Connecticut, Iowa, and Nevada, among others, according to a search of state and territory populations
Soon enough, continuing with the Onion's excellent writing, RFK Jr. would channel the first Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang and have Americans consume mercury pills to confer immortality.Meanwhile, back at the Outhouse:
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RFK Jr. Mandates All Americans Drink Mysterious Glowing Liquid
WASHINGTON—Claiming the luminous potion would make the nation strong and vigorous, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. issued an order Friday directing all Americans to drink a mysterious glowing liquid. “In order to end the chronic disease epidemic in this country, it is...theonion.com




