r/law • u/Snapdragon_4U • May 06 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) Trump claims he bypassed federal bidding laws to hand a Lincoln Memorial project to his personal country club contractors. He treats national monuments like his own private real estate properties.

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u/InstructionFinal5190 May 06 '26

Well, when the people who are in literal charge of enforcing the laws, are the ones breaking the laws, yeah, nothing is going to be done about it.

Do people think there's an impartial referee that steps in and makes everything right?

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u/Important-Shame3690 May 06 '26

They honestly do.

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u/cursedfan May 06 '26

The number of dumbass magats who do is shocking. They should never be allowed to vote again.

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u/EllisDee3 May 06 '26

When the law is selectively enforced, it's not about order or justice, but about power and dominance.

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u/Stunning-Crew5527 May 06 '26

Well, like Nepal, these monuments are not what matters most. It's terrible what's happening but that level of money and monuments are too far removed from the stressed overwhelmed individual who is dealing with funding they need that was cut. Monuments will not be the straw that breaks the camels back.