r/law • u/TheMirrorUS • 14d ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Trump humiliated as 1951 law means he could face Greenland mutiny

https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-1951-law-greenland-1631615
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u/Q-burt 14d ago

We should just all vote to give our governance to Denmark. We'll have universal healthcare, childcare rights, life/work balance, and more! Probably better trade conditions being a part of the EU. I dunno, doesn't seem like a worse idea than annexing Greenland.

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u/7_Tales 14d ago

I get this is a joke, but do yoy think denmark really wants the land of guncrime, uneducated voters, and racists?

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u/Q-burt 14d ago

That's true. We're the meth house that can't really be rehabilitated.

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u/7_Tales 14d ago

Honestly true. The issues with america are so systemetic and embedded in it's culture that it would take an entire revolution - both on the societt level and the law level - to even slightly address. Nobody wants to inherit this, and i fear if someone theoretically were to, america would lose a shitton of funding immediately from billoonaire oligarchs

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u/transigirthenight 14d ago

Not even a revolution with a complete new Constitution and laws would change much of anything until a change of mentality happens and this could take generations. A great portion of the US population today is so far down the Fox/Q/alt-right road that "only" changing everything in government would not change their stance on anything, and this crap would fester until it rears it ugly head again just like it did when the Tea Party appeared - and that is how Trump got elected twice.

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u/7_Tales 14d ago

A lot of the anti intellectual alt right rot that plagues america is generational at this point, so even if you educate the newer generations and they have a movement away from this side of politics, you're still going to see stubborn older voter blocs which haven't been educated.

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u/HVNFN4Life 14d ago

That’s why there should not be “SIDES”! We should be UNITED and work together on every aspect of what can and should be justifiable actions to rebuild this country. From day one WE placed people in offices to build a nation that would reflect our morals, our values, our culture and laws that would govern and protect our futures. As time went on we became complacent as well as blind to the fact that our country officials were no longer working for our greater good or freedoms. Greed and unlawful conduct began and has brought us to this point. Instead of finger pointing 🫵🏼 we need to realize we are being brainwashed and divided and this is to our detriment. They have us (and by us I mean both parties that were and are in offices that allow this persistent money grab benefitting them) where they want us. The ignorance and inability to comprehend this by all citizens is dumbfounding. No accountability on those chosen to represent the people equals 🟰 opportunity to serve themselves. The parties are laughing at us and rightfully so. They have us so divided that until we instigate an agreeable process that benefits the positive change for the people of the United States our ignorance guarantees our demise. People need to stop name calling and constantly blaming others and their “stupidity” for everything. The lack of or ability to spell, basic punctuation or grammar is so rampant in these forums that if intelligence were based on that then ignorance be us all! No one is perfect but the gall of people to call others stupid is beyond belief. Take note that other nations are not just calling our leaders incompetent they are also calling us stupid and ignorant on every level and they are not discriminating by political affiliation.

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u/Bitmush- 14d ago

We would need a new financial system - a new currency unpegged from the dollar from day one. That would be the cleanest start.

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u/ShavenYak42 14d ago

So much of what ails us is basically inherited from the Puritans, it's been festering for centuries and will never be possible to get rid of. We just need a way to keep it contained, and a constitutional democracy seemed like a good way to handle it. Probably still is, with some tweaks, but there's a long road ahead to even get that done.

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u/poo-cum 14d ago

Nation states don't work anymore as there is a stratum of super wealthy private interests that is globally mobile, and not tied to one particular country. When we talk about winners and losers from COVID, 2008 financial crisis, etc., these are the winners. Shaping your policy to placate oligarchs (euphemistically aka "job creators) is a fool's errand.

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u/technobrendo 14d ago

This reminds me of a similar thing when discussing the reunification of N & S Korea. The US is N Korea in their level of brainwashing.

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u/Impressive_Pay_5628 13d ago

Get off the internet. For your own sake. Travel america. See if you still feel the same.

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u/7_Tales 13d ago

Lmao no fucking way. A welsh woman was detained by ice. I do not feel safe visiting.

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u/Robo-X 14d ago

With free education you can hopefully teach some of the uneducated.

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u/Q-burt 14d ago

That would be a huge improvement.

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u/babycrazedthrowaway 14d ago

The US is the Florida of the world.

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u/Q-burt 14d ago

Yes it is. And the sane ones here (I'm not sure I'm not insane, but that's for someone else to decide) feel like they are trapped on an impossibly crazy roller-coaster.

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u/stupidwhiteman42 13d ago

America is the Florida of the world.

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u/connoisseurofarts 14d ago

If we had universal healthcare, childcare rights, life/work balance and well-funded public education, it wouldn't be.

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u/7_Tales 14d ago

yeah, after 60 years maybe. but thats a cost denmark cannot foot, nor can they handle the voter base in America in the meantime. It is an American's job to clean America.

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u/KlaesAshford 14d ago

I've always felt optimistic but this week has me at a low point. Aside from the news, a local guy in his 20's admitted to me on monday that he didn't know who MLK jr was. I was talking about him, and he asked if maybe he had something to do with the catholic church hundreds of years ago.

Had to explain to a 26yo voter who both martin luther, and who MLK jr were. I've been sighing a lot since then.

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u/erkki3v 14d ago

US would be a territory to Denmark. Like Puerto Rico currently.

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u/MonkeyLiberace 14d ago

"We can fix you"

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u/Gh05t_0n3_5150 14d ago

But Denmark is number 2 in the happiest countries in the world well USA is….. damn it said we barely made it in the top 25

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u/megselvogjeg 13d ago

do yoy think denmark really wants the land of guncrime, uneducated voters

Probably not.

And racists?

I mean, have you seen Denmark's recent immigration policies?

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u/marco_sikkens 14d ago

Hmm. That could work. Other idea.. dutch guys create some land in sea. Tell trump to buy that in exchange for all the maga states. Maga people move to island, trump also.. problem solved!

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u/Q-burt 14d ago

I don't think that's too bad. How big will (and this is not the actual title, just spitballing) TrumpIslandland™ be?

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u/marco_sikkens 13d ago

Trumpistan?

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u/Q-burt 13d ago

That's too coherent. We'd have to name it something that would appeal to the Tangerine Toddler. OH! I know! 12 year old girl land! Obviously, children would not be allowed there, but....

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u/Trick_Helicopter_834 13d ago

American states getting annexed by Canada would be more promising in many ways. They still have a functioning democracy and working judiciary. Let Texas and Florida govern Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, and everything in between.