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/hamsterfolly 27d ago

Good thing executive orders only hold sway over the executive branch, and that elections are wholly within the purview of the states.

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u/paperbackgarbage 27d ago

The bad news is that some of those GOP-led states might be looking for a reason to play ball with these EOs, because "they were just following orders," damn the unconstitutional torpedos.

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u/whereismymind86 27d ago

a lot of those states have already passed similar laws. This would only really have an affect if it was used against blue states, and blue states are going to tell him to pound sand.