There was a new development in the White House ballroom/East Wing project and the legal issue of standing.
The Washington Post reported this week in an article “‘I am the code’: Trump clashed with ballroom architect over safety issues,” that the president believes White House construction, including the East Wing and ballroom project, does not require compliance with building codes. He was quoted by the Post as saying, “I am the code.”
OK, the Post article was not about the recent Supreme Court decision that concluded the National Trust for Historic Preservation did not have standing to challenge the project. But this article demonstrates one more argument why prospective presidential candidates should have standing to challenge the president’s decision to proceed with the project without congressional authorization. Add this argument to my list from last week:
Potential presidential candidates married and with minor children are harmed by the president’s unlawful East Wing construction project because without congressional review, input and authorization, it is not clear the first lady offices, ballroom and staff offices in the new addition will comply with code and meet safety standards. They are also harmed should the project include construction of new first family quarters without code and safety provisions compliance.
Without that information, potential presidential candidates are harmed as they and their families decide whether or not to run for president.
And you thought your summer was tough!
This bedraggled tiger swallowtail is nearing the end of what appears to have been an active life, but still enjoying a purple cone flower in our garden.
As a kid in southern Oregon, I would find monarch caterpillars and raise them to adults. Still doing it 70 years later. The first photo below shows some large monarch caterpillars from my yard from 10 days ago or so. The second photo is the first adult I released. She will try and get to Mexico.