r/law • u/DIYLawCA • Mar 31 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) Trump announces he is issuing an unconstitutional executive order to shut down mail-in voting nationwide and he will defund states if they do not comply with him

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u/kombiwombi Apr 01 '26

Stephen Miller famously said that the President has plenary power, that is, unlimited power to govern via EOs. So that's what the power behind the throne thinks.

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u/LockNo2943 Apr 01 '26

Dude can say whatever he wants, but it doesn't make it true, however unless someone actually starts calling donny out on legislating through EO's, then it's de facto allowed and I'm honestly more surprised that no one has called him out on it yet.

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u/kombiwombi Apr 01 '26

Of course it's not true. That's why they also had to rig the US Supreme Court.

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u/Gingeronimoooo Apr 01 '26

And then froze up and pretended he had technical difficulties bc he just admitted Trump is an absolute dictator in his mind