And most of his inner circle… are similar nutbags. Very little of what they do has any rational thought, it’s just pure egotistical posturing.
Its important to call these things out certainly not in defense of trump, but also not to defend Maduro. Maduro is a scumbag, but he’s still the leader of a nation and our Constitution specifically prevents the USA from casually kidnapping the leaders of other nations. All of the other justification trump and his cronies are trying to use is equally wrong in this. I want to let people know that there is no “broken clock right twice a day” situation here. trump is still wrong.
You’re right, its not in the Constitution as I had thought. Its a combination of Executive Orders from the Ford administration as well as an interpretation of the 1973 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Internationally Protected Persons, of which the USA is a signatory.
Its important to call these things out certainly not in defense of trump, but also not to defend Maduro. Maduro is a scumbag, but he’s still the leader of a nation and our Constitution specifically prevents the USA from casually kidnapping the leaders of other nations. All of the other justification trump and his cronies are trying to use is equally wrong in this. I want to let people know that there is no “broken clock right twice a day” situation here. trump is still wrong.
Where does the constitution prevent that?
It requires congress to declare war. You don’t need to declare war to conduct military operations, assassinations, or other stuff.
You’re right, its not in the Constitution as I had thought. Its a combination of Executive Orders from the Ford administration as well as an interpretation of the 1973 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Internationally Protected Persons, of which the USA is a signatory.