Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Trump says he never asked Pence to put him above the Constitution

Former President Donald Trump disputed that he asked his vice president to put Trump “above the Constitution,” in his first post after the first Republican primary debate.

“I never asked Mike Pence to put me above the Constitution. Who would say such a thing? A FAKE STORY!” Trump said on his Truth Social platform.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said during the debate that Pence “deserves our thanks as Americans for putting his oath of office and the Constitution of the United States before personal, political and unfair pressure.” Christie’s comments were in response to Pence’s actions on Jan. 6, 2021, in tallying the electoral votes for congressional certification.

Pence on Wednesday night also refused to pledge to pardon Trump, but he didn’t rule out the possibility.

Trump was quiet on Truth Social during the debate, though he posted several times before it began. His counterprogramming, an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, was posted on Carlson’s X account, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

Original Article
Source: politico
Author: Olivia Olander
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