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presidential traditions broken by trump[edit]

is there an online up-to-date list of presidential traditions broken by trump, which includes his non-release of tax returns and him skipping biden's inauguration 49.149.137.31 (talk) 06:57, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

First there would need to be a List of presidential traditions. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 12:04, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not exactly what you're asking for, but see this comprehensive article by The Atlantic: "50 Moments That Define an Improbable Presidency"[1], the moments being largely similar to the "broken traditions" to which the OP refers. It was written half-way through the presidency, though, so one could easily double the list by including the final two years. A job for current and future historians, before everyone forgets. Xuxl (talk) 12:38, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't call Trump's presidency "forgettable". He's not going to join the ranks of the Millard Fillmores, the Chester Alan Arthurs or the Zachary Taylors in terms of "who were they" forgetableness. I sense that many Americans will never forget the Trump presidency. Often in the middle of the night. With much screaming. ---Jayron 32 18:19, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The four-year period as a whole won't be forgotten, but some of the specific indignities or transgressions may be if not properly documented. There's already a massive lobby at work denying facts and attempting to make people forget some of what happened. See for example [2]. Xuxl (talk) 18:43, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Meh… Trump now belongs to historians. They will decide what was and was not important about his time in office. And in 20 years, the next generation of historians will re-evaluate and decide that the older historians got it ALL WRONG… and then the generation after that will revise yet again … and so on and so on. Blueboar (talk) 20:31, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

And in 20 years there will still be a cadre of deluded individuals who'll be insisting that Trump did not lose the 2020 election and all the damning evidence will be released "very soon". Such patience is truly admirable. And stupid. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 20:49, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please my friends, this is getting pretty clearly into WP:NOTAFORUM territory: this project, including the reference desks, is not a space for open-ended speculation or observations of this nature, especially where it begins to bleed into our editors registering their own opinions on the matter. If anyone has any references which address the OP's inquiry directly, that would be great, but an IP giving the perfect excuse (in the rhetorical sense) to gripe about Trump's (admittedly undeniable) transgressiveness should not be interpreted as a greenlight to opine at length about his qualities and legacy, or the supposed qualities of his supporters. That's just not what the RD are for, even were everything said perfectly objective: we don't do discussion for discussion's sake here, but rather provide direct answers to well-defined questions--and those answers should come in the form of sources (or at least WP articles) directly relevant to the OPs inquiry, with maybe just a minimum of extra text to contextualize them. Aside from Xuxl's responses, we're getting pretty far afield from anything like that. SnowRise ^{let's rap} 06:20, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Anyhow, the OP may be interested in Donald Trump and the Norms of Presidency which is more of an essay than a list, but is referenced.

I also found a Washington Post article called The definitive list of the 20 presidential norms Trump broke. Alansplodge (talk) 16:00, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

why has no two-term us president skipped their successor's inauguration?[edit]

this obviously excludes presidents who died in office during their second term. the closest a two-term us president got to snubbing their successor's inauguration was nixon, who wasn't there during ford's swearing in but did meet him that day and they walked together. other than that, no two-term us president snubbed their successor's inauguration. why? 49.149.137.31 (talk) 07:04, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Why would they? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 11:25, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

What exactly are the "666 new laws" coming in effect in Texas today?[edit]

Resolved

– ± Lenoxus (" *** ") 20:58, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Numerous news sources are placing that number in their headlines, and I wonder if there's any kind of compiled list I can access — not just the ones of most significance. ± Lenoxus (" *** ") 15:43, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Here you go. --Jayron 32 16:09, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much! ± Lenoxus (" *** ") 20:58, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A further 18 Acts start to come into effect today.[3]. 2A00:23C4:570A:600:1C6E:E484:CCAB:B25D (talk) 16:59, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Drat… having 684 ruins the fun. Blueboar (talk) 17:45, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Pardon my ignorance, but why is it that so many bills are all coming into effect on the same day? Is this sort of thing a regular occurrence in Texas? -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 20:13, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- Many states will pass laws that have a "start date". Nearly 700 of them seems excessive, though. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:23, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  - In California, it is commonplace that new laws go into effect on January 1, so it is also common for newspapers to publish articles in the last week of December about upcoming changes in the law. Why Texas chose September 1, I have no idea. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 02:03, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

What is the State's fiscal year? —Tamfang (talk) 02:52, 3 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

- - A number that high seems common for Texas [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] although it does seem that in recent years, fewer are taking effect immediately. See also [9] Nil Einne (talk) 07:44, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]