# If that's not an emolument, I don't know what is **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [October 17, 2019, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-thats-not-an-emolument-i-dont-know-what-is/841919 "2019-10-17T19:23:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-thats-not-an-emolument-i-dont-know-what-is/841919/81 "2019-10-23T03:15:17Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Well this is kinda what happens when all the checks and balances are under the control of the same people. > Normally this is the point where the voters themselves act as the ultimate check, but thanks to your weird-ass, gerrymandered electoral systems that’s no going to work either. Even if we politely ignore the fact that a good fourth of the country is fully on board with the lunacy and only howls for moar, moar, MOAR to cuck the libz. > > As for what happens next ? Dictatorship, usually. Gerrymandering is part of the problem, but there’s no saving ourselves from ourselves. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-thats-not-an-emolument-i-dont-know-what-is/841919/82 "2020-08-18T13:11:02Z")
Bumped. The Second Circuit is allowing an emoluments lawsuit proceed: [Appeals court decides to let emoluments case against Trump continue in lower court | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/17/politics/trump-emoluments/index.html) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-thats-not-an-emolument-i-dont-know-what-is/841919.md?page=4)