In what direction do we pray?
With his usual modesty, Trump declared himself our new object of “patriotic devotion.”
President Trump has officially declared the day of his inauguration a national day of patriotism.
Trump’s inaugural address on Friday frequently referred to patriotism as the salve that would heal the country’s divisions. “When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice,” Trump said from the steps of the Capitol after being sworn in as president.
Later that day, Trump’s press secretary, Sean Spicer, said that naming a national day of patriotism was among the executive actions that Trump took in his first few hours as president.
Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer.
On Monday, the paperwork was filed with the federal government declaring officially that Jan. 20, 2017 — the day of Trump’s inauguration — would officially be known as the “National Day of Patriotic Devotion.”
“Now, therefore, I, Donald J. Trump, president of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Jan. 20, 2017, as National Day of Patriotic Devotion, in order to strengthen our bonds to each other and to our country — and to renew the duties of government to the people,” the order says.
“Our Constitution is written on parchment, but it lives in the hearts of the American people,” the order continues. “There is no freedom where the people do not believe in it; no law where the people do not follow it; and no peace where the people do not pray for it.”
Hail the new Volksgemeinschaft.
God, I hope you Americans are robust enough to fight this. Trump must envy Erdrogan for being able to make it a crime to insult the President.
One thing democratic politicians learn early is to grow a thick skin & ignore or pretend to laugh at the satire & cartoons. Trump takes himself incredibly seriously & he hasn’t been a democratic politician that long.
“When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.” I dunno, looks like there’s plenty of room for prejudice in that great big Red, White and Blue heart of his.
So, when does his birthday become a national holiday?
What, you mean like he was born, not fallen out of the sky?
KB Player – he doesn’t have to envy Erdogan – he just needs to bring this back:
Dear leader has precedent if he chooses to do such things.
There are too many subsequent Supreme Court precedents against such nonsense — most notably Brandenberg v. Ohio — for anything like the Sedition Act to survive a constitutional challenge today. I very much doubt that even the court’s most appalling knee-jerk conservatives (i.e. Alito and Thomas) would support it.
That said, Trump already has all sorts of tools to bully and harass his critics, including millions of Nazi flying monkeys willing to make their lives a living hell at the drop of a hat (or a tweet). He doesn’t need law enforcement for that.
I particularly like the way he announced it in retrospect. Oh, it was a day of national whatever, was it? Good to know.
It’s probably a slim comfort but “National Day of Patriotic Devotion.” is much more Kim than Hitler.
“Our Constitution is written on parchment”, so it can more easily be torn up and burnt?
Not so easy if it was carved into stone..