"When a president says his authority is limited only by his own morality, the Constitution has already been violated. The oath of office binds the president to law, not conscience, not instinct, not personal judgment. Claiming otherwise is a declaration that constitutional limits are optional. This is not rhetoric. It is an imminent danger. A president who believes only he restrains himself is asserting personal sovereignty. That is the definition of autocracy. No court order, statute or congressional check survives if obedience depends on one man's mood or self-image."
"The statements coming from Donald Trump, J.D. Vance and Kristi Noem following the tragic death of Renee Good show them to be cruel, sick, depraved individuals. To think that this mother of three, with no apparent history of violence, who had just dropped off her 6-year-old at school, would suddenly throw her life away by running down an ICE agent is patently absurd."
A president who says his authority is limited only by his own morality violates the Constitution and undermines the oath to preserve, protect, and defend the law. The oath binds the president to law, not personal conscience, instinct, or judgment. Declaring constitutional limits optional asserts personal sovereignty and equates to autocracy, nullifying courts, statutes, and congressional checks if obedience depends on one individual's mood. The risk is immediate and cannot be normalized. Statements by Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, and Kristi Noem after Renee Good's death are described as cruel and depraved. Renee Good, a mother of three with no apparent history of violence, had just dropped off her child and likely fled in terror when confronted.
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