• Archpawn@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    That’s not true.

    Source? This says it also mentions piracy and counterfeiting, but it’s just listing it as one of the enumerated powers.

    and we gave Congress the power to create laws, which all citizens are bound.

    Exactly. Congress has to make things a crime. The fact that the Constitution says that the president has to faithfully carry out their duties doesn’t make not doing that a crime.

    If you’re saying that Congress did pass such a law, can you tell me which one?

    • idiomaddict@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      I think you folks are talking past each other. The constitution requires faithful fulfillment of the duties of office, so because of that requirement, presidents swear oaths of duty. Lying under oath is a crime (not delineated in the constitution) and a violation of the faithful fulfillment of duties, which means that he is violating the terms of presidency set out in the constitution (also not a crime, but impeachable).