{"id":7847,"date":"2025-05-05T11:42:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T15:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/?p=7847"},"modified":"2025-05-05T11:42:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T15:42:37","slug":"know-the-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/know-the-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Know the Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Track Coach<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am a high school track official. \u00a0There\u2019s a basic principle for that job:\u00a0\u00a0know the rules.\u00a0\u00a0And I do, sprint exchanges to shotput weights, cross country flags to high jump markings, pole weight labeling to hurdle infractions.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s the job.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And I\u2019ve been an official for over thirty years.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I became one, because I was a track coach.\u00a0\u00a0I thought that I needed to know the rules as a coach, and the best way was to become an official, pass the test, and participate in all of the rules meetings where, like Hassidic scholars, we pick apart each rule and apply it to varying scenarios.\u00a0\u00a0When I had a question as a coach, I had the advantage of \u201cknowing the book\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0When a serving official made a questionable call, I didn\u2019t \u201cget crazy\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0I simply said, show me in \u201cthe book\u201d where it says that you can do that.\u00a0\u00a0I usually won the argument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shocked, I Say<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s very little that President Trump can say or do that shocks me anymore.\u00a0\u00a0After more than a decade of Trump\u2019s ascendance, I\u2019m used to the lying and creative reasoning, the \u201ceverybody says\u201d and \u201cno one knows\u201d to back up his odd positions.\u00a0\u00a0But I was surprised with a statement Trump made over and over on his Sunday interview with Kristin Welker of NBC News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When she asked him what the Constitution says about his proposed actions, his answer was:&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cWell, I don\u2019t know.&nbsp;&nbsp;I\u2019m not a lawyer, but I have really good lawyers to advise me\u201d.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Presidential Oath is the only one prescribed by the US Constitution.\u00a0\u00a0The wording is plain, even though it was written almost two-hundred and forty years ago:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s a phrase from the movie <em>Ocean\u2019s Eleven<\/em> that\u2019s currently in vogue:\u00a0\u00a0\u201cYou had one job to do\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0The President of the United States, according to the oath, really has one job:\u00a0\u00a0preserve, protect and defend the Constitution.\u00a0\u00a0Wouldn\u2019t someone seeking the highest office have, at least, read the \u201crule book\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pope of America\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(including Canada and Greenland)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I know, I know; some think that Trump is being disingenuous.\u00a0\u00a0They think that Trump knows full well what the Constitution says about things like \u201ctwo terms\u201d, or \u201cdue process\u201d, or \u201clegislative powers\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0But I\u2019m willing to take him at his words, and his actions.\u00a0\u00a0He doesn\u2019t seem to know the US Constitution, nor does he care.\u00a0\u00a0The Constitution clearly defines the process of establishing a \u201claw\u201d, including the detailing of the powers of the Congress in the process.\u00a0\u00a0But Trump is using executive orders like he was the \u201cPope\u201d of America (which his own White House has proffered).\u00a0\u00a0Trump issues \u201cedicts\u201d, as if from God\u2019s word, without reference to Congressional oversight or powers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"201\" height=\"251\" data-attachment-id=\"7849\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/know-the-rules\/unknown-13\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dahlman.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Unknown.jpeg?fit=201%2C251&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"201,251\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Unknown\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dahlman.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Unknown.jpeg?fit=201%2C251&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dahlman.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Unknown.jpeg?resize=201%2C251&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7849\" style=\"width:89px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He doesn\u2019t understand what due process is.\u00a0He equates it with his own experience; the millions of dollars of legal fees he spent to stall out the justice system until he could run for office again.\u00a0\u00a0The President thinks that giving due process to migrants, means giving each one a \u201ctrial\u201d, like the one he sat (and slept and farted) through in New York City last year. 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