It looks like everyone’s favorite MSNBC liberal, Chris “Tingly-Leg” Matthews, is pissed.\u00a0 It seems as if he doesn’t think the current POTUS is getting proper respect.<\/p>\n
And maybe he’s right.\u00a0 After all, the Constitution does say that you can’t challenge the President – right?<\/p>\n
Matthews:\u00a0<\/a> \u201cI don\u2019t think he understands the Constitution of the United States\u2026He\u2019s the President of the United States. You don\u2019t say, \u2018you\u2019ll get your chance . . . .\u2019\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Um, no.\u00a0 That’s not what the Constitution says at all.\u00a0 I’m thinking you’re<\/em> the one who doesn’t understand the Constitution.<\/p>\n
He’s the US President, Chrissy-Poo.\u00a0 He’s not royalty ruling by Divine Right or some absolute dictator whose whose words are beyond question or challenge.<\/p>\n
The Constitution gives the POTUS no special pass on following the law, or on being challenged.\u00a0 If someone thinks\u00a0 he is wrong, the POTUS can indeed be challenged – publicly, and directly.<\/p>\n
Further:\u00a0 other than selected members of the military, no one is legally obligated to treat the\u00a0 POTUS with any more or less respect than they treat any other person.\u00a0 Only commissioned officers of the US military are bound by law (the UCMJ) to treat selected Federal and State officials <\/a>with a degree of respect in their public statements and actions.\u00a0 That’s it.<\/p>\n
So long as they don’t otherwise violate the law, everyone else can say what they wish about the POTUS – or to him, if they have the opportunity.\u00a0 They’re not legally bound to give the POTUS any more respect than anyone else they know.\u00a0 If they want to publicly challenge the POTUS – or call him a liar to his face – that’s perfectly legal.<\/p>\n
It’s called “Freedom of Speech”, Chrissy-Poo. \u00a0\u00a0 Perhaps you’ve heard of it?<\/p>\n
You can get remedial civics education from any number of sources, Matthews.\u00a0 You might want to check into it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"