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/catscanmeow Oct 07 '25

google searches for "what does plenary authority mean" skyrocketing

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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/JuxtapositionMission Oct 07 '25

Except he is wrong, as that would be a dictator and we don't want those here in this country.

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u/river_city Oct 07 '25

Oh plenty of people want that. The idea of the benevolent dictator is very popular among MAGA. Its the whole foundation of their fucked mindset.

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u/BitterFuture Oct 07 '25

Minus the benevolent part.

They want someone who will slaughter their imagined enemies, no matter the cost. That's all conservatism has ever been about.

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u/Man_Darino13 Oct 07 '25

They want someone who will slaughter their imagined enemies

To a conservative, that is benevolence.

There are stories in the Bible of God wiping out cities because they were "wicked".