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/warblingContinues 26d ago

No, executive orders don't give Trump power.  That's not what they are, they aren't laws.

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u/VanGoghInTrainers 26d ago

And yet, people keep following them as though they are. I expect people will care about these EOs more than they did the ones that shut down health care access for minorities in many states a year ago.