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Trump Sues the IRS and You and the Constitution

Nobody made Don Trump run for president. He did so voluntarily. He should have known that if successful, this meant he would have to swear an oath to defend the Constitution, and that his job would be to “faithfully execute the laws” (Article II) as passed by Congress, the American lawmakers.

One law Don has to “faithfully execute” is the due process of law underlying much of the genius of the American Revolution, which hopefully celebrates its 250th Birthday July 4, 2026.

However, the “due process of law” was not an American Revolutionary invention. It came out of thousands of years of struggle, civil war and rebellion, both in Olde England and even the Roman Republic before the American Rebels claimed it as their own. Due process of law had some hard won “principles” that emerged from “trial and error,” like most human advances.

One core principle was that “no person can be judge in his own case.” Now Kings hated that idea. They much preferred being “judge” in their own cases. It makes it a lot easier to win the........

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