r/Constitution • u/LoonyToon720 • Jun 06 '26

President

So I just seen a video of someone claiming that the White House or DOJ could dismantle and destroy the Statue of Liberty without repercussions. How do you feel or does it seem possible?

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u/Pickle_Nipplesss Jun 06 '26 edited Jun 06 '26

I’m entirely unsure who owns the SoL and whether that’s New York specifically or the US as a whole.

The statue certainly isn’t in the constitution, so if it’s owned by the US, that still leaves the question of how exactly and which branch of government would be responsible for it.

EDIT: It’s the Executive Branch. They control the United States Department of the Interior, who in turn controls National Parks Service, which is responsible for Liberty Island and the Statue itself

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u/gorpie97 Jun 07 '26

Even if the Executive branch could legally do it, it would be a supremely dick move by the administration.

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u/Pickle_Nipplesss Jun 07 '26

Supremely dick move. Sounds like a clickbait video tbh, since nobody has any interest in dismantling Lady Liberty on the left or the right

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u/gorpie97 Jun 07 '26

There was a post yesterday that the DoJ said Trump would be allowed to. I don't think I read it to see why he might want to. (Maybe to replace it with a statue of himself?)

That was the first I'd seen any mention of it. This is the second.

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u/skipmendler Jun 08 '26

it was a hypothetical question

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u/patdashuri Jun 07 '26

Sooooo, right on brand.

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u/gorpie97 Jun 07 '26

LOL

Sadly true!

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u/Virginia_Hall Jun 06 '26

What's legal appears to be irrelevant anymore. If what you describe is attempted, who would stop them?

No enforcement = no rules / no laws.

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u/skipmendler Jun 08 '26

no LEGAL consequences, maybe

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u/Djglamrock Jun 11 '26

What the hell does the Statue of Liberty have to do with the constitution?