# Dems sue Trump over emoluments **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [June 14, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-sue-trump-over-emoluments/788924 "2017-06-14T05:02:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 101
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-sue-trump-over-emoluments/788924/101 "2017-06-17T16:33:50Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Yes and no. > > Yes, the rules are written by humans and are subject to change. > > No, the rules, once set, need to be followed else you have anarchy. > > The mechanisms for changing the rules exist. > > The highest set of rules that govern this country suggest president Trump is in violation of them. We do not know for sure though. How do we usually solve this problem? We go to the courts and ask them to decide. > > Not seeing how congress figures in to this. We are not asking the courts to create a law. That is the role of congress. The law already exists in this case. So you go to the courts for a decision. Same as is done a million times a year across the country. I confidently predict the courts will not decide anything that substantively affects Trump’s practices. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-sue-trump-over-emoluments/788924)._