Illinois congressman Mike Quigley introduces the COVFEFE Act

[GennGreymane]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...act/102778596/

We may never know what "covfefe" meant. But that doesn't mean we can't make it into another legislative acronym, this time inspired by President Trump's Twitter habits.

Democratic Rep. Mike Quigley of Illinois on Monday introduced the Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically for Engagement Act, also known as the COVFEFE Act.

The legislation would amend the Presidential Records Act to make it so tweets and other social media from a president would be considered documentary material, ensuring their preservation.

Quigley said in a statement that Trump needed to be held accountable for his posts.

"In order to maintain public trust in government, elected officials must answer for what they do and say," said Quigley, who is a co-founder and co-chairman of the Congressional Transparency Caucus. "This includes 140-character tweets. President Trump's frequent, unfiltered use of his personal Twitter account as a means of official communications is unprecedented."

Back in 2014, the National Archives released guidance that social media merits historical recording, and earlier this year, it advised the White House to "capture and preserve all tweets that the President posts … including those that are subsequently deleted."

The president has deleted at least 18 tweets since the start of his presidency, according to ProPublica's PoliTwoops, including his now-infamous "covfefe" tweet.

[kail]

Make it happen!

[GennGreymane]

Make it happen!

We live in the best timeline.

[Adam Jensen]

We live in the best timeline.

There are no space ships. No warp drives. No sexy blue-skinned alien women.

I disagree with your statement good sir.

[GennGreymane]

There are no space ships. No warp drives. No sexy blue-skinned alien women.

I disagree with your statement good sir.

fair point, but we get to see the Covfefe act

[cubby]

This is so win! Let's do it. Trump will probably back it because he's too fucking stupid to realize he's being mocked.

[Truhan]

Aside from the obvious covfefe joke, this is actually a piece of legislation I could get behind. The president, Democrat or Republican, SHOULD be held accountable for all the shit he/she says publicly.

[Allybeboba]

Almost as good as the EL CHAPO act.

[Templar 331]

As long as we also archive what he said before assuming the office I'm all for it. So that way we can show future generations he didn't just become stupid when he was elected, he was stupid long before then.

[Tijuana]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...act/102778596/

It's kind of non-news to talk about the DNC legislative agenda, since not a single item from their platform will get voted on in this session.

[Garnier Fructis]

The president has deleted at least 18 tweets since the start of his presidency, according to ProPublica's PoliTwoops, including his now-infamous "covfefe" tweet.

Haha, as if people weren't archiving them already.
http://www.trumptwitterarchive.com/

[Haven]

There are no space ships. No warp drives. No sexy blue-skinned alien women.

I disagree with your statement good sir.

And the top hats are out of fashion for some incomprehensible reason...

[Mormolyce]

We live in the best timeline.

All is for the best in this, the best of all possible worlds.

[Antius]

I'm cool with this. It shows democrats are getting off of their asses and actually doing something. Its stupid as fuck in my opinion but have at it. Shame it took someone like Trump to motivate them.

[Baine]

Seriously, it should be mandatory to keep those records. They are an output of Trump presidential activities, which is an important criteria to keep archives. They will be valuable in 25-50-100 years as archives. Historians will have many topics to work on: politicial ideas, communications strategies (relationship with supporters, press, public opinion, etc), psychology;

[PACOX]

Didn't Spicey say that the tweets are official White House statements?

Just waiting for the legislation or court case to make it so.

[Anevers]

Didn't Spicey say that the tweets are official White House statements?

Just waiting for the legislation or court case to make it so.

This whatcha had in mind?

The 9th Circuit’s travel ban ruling declares the president’s Twitter feed is a legally binding stream of consciousness.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a...4c7bbd6ac2df54

[PACOX]

This whatcha had in mind?

Whoa, thats from the latest ruling?

I feel like that it it should be a much bigger story than the ban simply being struck down again.

[Powerogue]

Sounds like a good way to update a sensible act with modern times. And a good name to boot!

Haha, as if people weren't archiving them already.
http://www.trumptwitterarchive.com/

This is....educational.


I thought people were joking about that one. I really did. Or people unintentionally cited the Onion. Something.

[Kujako]

Someone had more spare time than I to produce this... but the song was what I always thought of when I read/heard COVFEFE.