[inpdx]

Anything can be made an official act. That's why this is unfathomably bad.

[treeFall]

Only if you believe that words have no meaning. If you're already at that place in your mind, anything is possible regardless.

[tcmart14]

The problem isn't them. We just not too long ago have a court case that questioned whether the President is considered an "officer of the United States." The unfortunate part of law is, half of law is arguing about what 'is' is.

So its not necessarily that words don't have meaning. Its more of, the words can change meaning.

[Red_Leaves_Flyy]

Not quite. If you’ve been following federalists you’ll see they’re rewriting and redefining whatever they need to in order to achieve their ends.

[paulryanrogers]

A majority on the supreme court seem willing to bend reasonable definitions backward to get whatever they want. Second amendment 'right' to (non-militia) personal firearms for example.