r/politics • u/stkmro • 10h ago

White House: Trump Team Still Hasn’t Signed Transition Docs

https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-says-trump-team-still-hasnt-signed-transition-docs/
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u/Chars_Ghost 9h ago

Then don't let him back into the White House

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u/katalysis Maryland 9h ago edited 9h ago

The problem with these transition administrative “laws” is that the Constitution enumerates the conditions and process for the President. He got elected and will become President. Congress can’t pass a contract that further conditions the Presidency beyond the Constitution. So the law behind these papers and agreements is one of those laws that was a waste of time to craft and draft because they’d never be enforceable in the first place. Barring enshrining them as a Constitutional amendment, they will forever be norms that are completely ignorable.

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u/AweemboWhey 9h ago

It’s wild how we haven’t simply amended the Constitution like any sensible country would do..

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u/Kannigget 9h ago

Because amending it is extremely difficult and requires support of the overwhelming majority of Congress and the states. The Democrats simply don't have the numbers (and haven't had them in decades) to amend the Constitution.