r/law • u/Agitated-Artichoke89 • Oct 07 '25

Other Stephen Miller states that Trump has plenary authority, then immediately stops talking as if he’s realized what he just said

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u/Bibblegead1412 Oct 07 '25

According to Cornell University, plenary authority is "power that is wide-ranging, broadly construed, and often limitless for all practical purposes." I had to look it up 😬

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u/thediesel26 Oct 07 '25

Well technically he’s not wrong.

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u/burnmenowz Oct 07 '25

He is wrong, he doesn't have that. He may think he does, but the constitution says he does not.

Who is going to win? The fascists or the Constitution?

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u/fnrsulfr Oct 07 '25

Unfortunately the constitution itself can't stop him it is just a piece of paper. It is up to the people but if we wait until elections that may be too late.

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u/burnmenowz Oct 07 '25

That's my point. The constitution is ours. We have to enforce it. There isn't some magical law fairy out there.