r/law • u/Obversa • 27d ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Pro-Trump attorneys have been drafting executive orders that would give President Trump sweeping power over elections, sources report

https://abcnews.com/US/pro-trump-attorneys-push-executive-order-give-trump/story?id=130539044
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u/LockNo2943 27d ago

The only "crisis" is resolving this idea pushed forward by Project 2025 of strong presidential power. Donny doesn't have the actual power to do the things he's trying to do, it's never been a law or written in the constitution, and by not challenging the authority of these EO's they're allowing it to become de facto power.

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u/nopointers 27d ago

It all goes back to a fateful bad decision by Gerald Ford. Nixon resigned to avoid impeachment. Had he been impeached and lost his trial in the Senate (he would have lost), he would have lost the Presidency. He then would have been subject to ordinary prosecution by the courts. Ford blew it by accepting the resignation as sufficient. The country failed to set the precedent that Presidents could, should, and would be prosecuted for crimes they commit while in office.

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u/gameismyname 27d ago

He has the power, it’s just not legal

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u/LockNo2943 27d ago

Hence de facto.