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Ocelot II

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10. Hey, JD, go read the Constitution again. Did you sleep through Con Law at Yale?

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 08:09 PM

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The president's job is not to dictate policy. The president's job, per the Constitution, is to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed" (Article II, Section 3). Those laws arise from the people via their Article I representatives. And if the president has started a war because he felt like it and innocent people are getting killed, the Pope certainly can, and should, use his voice as (supposedly) God's messenger to speak out against the violence and the killing. God isn't cool with war in general, never mind what Pete Kegbreath says.

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Hey JD moonscape Monday #1

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Just as soon as the Trump Administration stops trying to dictate Christianity. tanyev Monday #4

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Traitor Tot. ColoringFool Monday #36

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I actually expect him to JBTaurus83 Monday #12

"Caring about people is not political" Deuxcents Monday #9

Hey, JD, go read the Constitution again. Did you sleep through Con Law at Yale? Ocelot II Monday #10

Right, so whenever abortion rights come up for discussion DFW Monday #11

+1 dalton99a Monday #21

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Peace is the church's business. BlueNProud Monday #14

They are ruining the world and the world isnt Johonny Monday #15

VD Jance is such a CINO. ananda Monday #16

I thought it meant Christian in name only. efhmc Monday #19

Same thing. ananda Monday #20

He isn't even a holiday catholic Lifeafter70 Monday #30

"Dictating?" efhmc Monday #17

We do not want him dictating or playing the role of dictator. waterwatcher123 Monday #18

Then get that fucking Christian Nationalism out too Blue Owl Monday #22

And he says nothing when hick preachers talk about policy. Kingofalldems Monday #23

So no religious freedom for the Pope? Raven123 Monday #24

HEY Vance.. Fuck the DICTATOR & Cha Monday #25

J.D. FUCK OFF. spanone Monday #26

I'm not a religious person but.... Skittles Monday #27

He is Renew Deal Monday #33

"Dictating" is a most interesting choice of vocabulary. 3catwoman3 Monday #31

The problem is that the US government decided to cross the religious line Renew Deal Monday #32

J D "Maybe it's Maybelline" Vance MW67 Monday #34

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JD "converting" to Catholicism. sop Monday #37

He thought it would benefit him politically. Sequoia 17 hrs ago #41

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Coming from a regime that intervenes in everybody else's politics... Eugene 17 hrs ago #40