Trump’s fascism is clear. His problem is American institutions stand in his way. That Trump is a fascist is obvious or should be to anyone with 1/2 a brain.

The best clause in the Constitution, the 14th Amendment, says “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”

Trump is planning to issue an executive order to repeal an amendment of the Constitution. The New York Times reports: “President Trump said he was preparing an executive order that would nullify the long-accepted constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship in the United States, his latest attention-grabbing maneuver days before midterm congressional elections as he has sought to activate his base by vowing to clamp down on immigrants and immigration.”

Of course, Trump knows so little history or law he was lying when he said “We’re the only country in the world” with the concept of birthright citizenship. As the Times notes “at least 30 other countries” have the same provision. Trump knows less about current events and law than even many of his worshippers.

That Trump thinks he is entitled to do this is indicative he’s a fascist. Now, every Narcissist is a fascist in temperament. They automatically think they are entitled to issue demands and the rest of the world must obey — because they’re special — just ask them. So this is in keeping with the Narcissistic personality, but his Narcissism was precisely the reason I argued he would be such a disaster. Narcissists are vile, cruel, destructive people. They are toxic to everyone else and everything they touch.

I know it’s a personality disorder, not a mental illness, but I consider it a personality disorder that is far more destructive than most mental illnesses. Most mental illnesses impact the individual and those who love them. Narcissists often create large circles of people who are harmed because they are driven to have large circles of followers. They need them to worship them. So they often create cults — think Scientology and Hubbard — or end up as politicians — think Putin and Russia. They spread the misery the cause far and wide. Most people with mental problems are NOT a danger to others. The Narcissist is toxic to everyone and anyone if they have the ability to impact them.

Our Constitution may not be changed by executive order. Trump has repeatedly tried to do an end run around the Constitution. He hasn’t passed any real major reform of the laws, he has issued orders from the throne. He thinks anything he decrees is, or should be, law. This is Hitler’s Führerprinzip in action.

Paul Ryan, as cowardly as he has been in the face of Trump’s intimidation tactics, said, “You obviously cannot do that. I am a believer in following the plain text of the Constitution, ad I think in this case, the 14th Amendment is pretty clear….” The Supreme Court has openly ruled on the matter in United States v. Wong Kim Ark in 1897 and made it clear any child born in the United States, unless said parents are diplomats subject to their foreign law and not U.S. law is a citizen by virtue of being born here.

Without it, it is doubtful that Trump would be a citizen himself. Consider that his grandfather immigrated to the United States at a time when moving to the country basically made you a citizen. He never had a visa to come into the country. In Trump’s theory he is not a citizen. He later had an “anchor baby” as Trump would call his father if he were Mexican. Because his father was born here he was a citizen and because of that so was Trump.

Yes, it is pretty clear but Trump spits on the Constitution regularly. Trump doesn’t believe anything he does should be subjected to any sort of restriction—be it Constitution or just plain human decency. In his sick mind, anything he does is automatically right, brilliant, excellent, necessary and should be praised, obeyed, honored and worshipped, without question.

Hitler targeted Jews to rile up ignorant followers of National Socialism, Trump targets immigrants to rile up ignorant followers of American fascism in the form of the Republican Party. This is NOT the party of Reagan or Goldwater anymore. This is a party of Nazis, racists and MAGAbombers—and, in Trump’s terminology “a few decent people, no doubt.” But when it comes to decency that is not a term that can ever be applied to Mr. Trump.

That an elected official would think his orders can change Constitutional law is itself an affront to basic American principles. When a president thinks his edicts are above the Constitution that isn’t just fascism, it’s treason.

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