Article II, Section 1, Clause 7 of our Constitution:

[kentuck]

"The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be encreased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them."

It's pretty clear what our Constitution says. His compensation cannot be increased or diminished during his term of office.

Article I, Section 7, Clause 1 states:

“All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other Bills.”

Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7 states:

“No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.”

The Constitution is pretty clear. We can follow it or we can wipe our ass with it.

[Walleye]

1. They do take an oath to protect and defend the constitution. Not the president, not the borders.

I guess they’re just too stupid to comprehend that

[in2herbs]

9. IMO the Ds need to run on the platform that they will initiate proceedings to expel every R member of Congress if

Ds are elected.

[Walleye]

12. And undo every atrocity Trump has perpetrated on us American people

And stop him from treating the US treasury like it’s his own checking account

[gab13by13]

2. May as well back up a bit,

Krasnov didn't put his hand on the bible when he took the oath of office.

Why is he still president?

[Mossfern]

5. There is no requirement

for a person sworn into office to place their hand on the bible or any other religious text.
I considered using Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There when I was sworn in.

[yellow dahlia]

3. For the last year I have been saying - we need to focus more on the Constitution.

So much of the regime is about trampling the Constitution. All roads lead to the Constitution.

I ordered a bunch of pocket Constitutions, and have some relevant signs. I am going to put together a small "rally" with my local group, with a focus on the Constitution. We will hand out Constitutions. I plan on going to some local high traffic areas - on the block near a local post office; a couple of local shopping villages.

[J_William_Ryan]

4. "It's pretty clear what our Constitution says."

Clarity isn’t the issue – it’s enforcement; the lack of enforcement, the unwillingness of Republicans to enforce.

[Walleye]

13. Trump doesn't understand the word emoluments so ignores it. But he doesn't understand the word groceries either.

[republianmushroom]

6. The Constitution and what republicans do ia not the same.

And with No consequence for republicans.

[Prairie Gates]

7. Conservative Lawyer Brigade incoming to explain why the Emoluments Clause doesn't apply

They play the same note every time.

[Mossfern]

8. it says

"any other emolument from the United States."
That can be interpreted in several ways.

I have no idea of what "or any of them" means.

I wish this were more specific as I believe that the present Supreme Court will interpret it to favor Trump.

[kentuck]

10. I interpreted it as "any of the states".

At the time of the writing of the Constitution, some states may have been a little more advanced and civilized than others, for example, NY, PA, MA, and VA.

[aeromanKC]

11. The Constitution has been Trump's Charmin the whole time.

[live love laugh]

14. Is the proceeds from a lawsuit an emolument? I sure hope so.