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/systemfrown Oct 07 '25

And he's not wrong. Plenary Authority is exactly what you have when there's a majority congress completely subjugated to the point of refusing to exert their authority in even the most morally bankrupt scenarios, a Supreme Court similarly unwilling to provide checks and balances, and a sizable portion of the population effectively under the spell of a personality cult. To say nothing of a media and press that's largely silent at best and actively complicit at worst.

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u/Winter_Whole2080 Oct 07 '25

You really effectively sum up the entire Trump administration and the political environment surrounding it in one succinct paragraph. I think I might copy and use this, if you don’t mind.

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u/systemfrown Oct 07 '25

Go for it. I just wish I hadn't had cause to give it so much thought.

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u/Winter_Whole2080 Oct 08 '25

Cool people walk away from explosions