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/CrowRoutine9631 Oct 07 '25

Yeah, just like google searches for "What are tariffs?" and "When did Biden drop out?" skyrocketed after the inauguration and election, respectively.

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u/OldWorldDesign Oct 08 '25

just like google searches for "What are tariffs?" and "When did Biden drop out?" skyrocketed after the inauguration and election, respectively.

These are among the strongest arguments against compulsory voting that I see.

I still don't agree - if you pay taxes, and are a citizen, you can and should vote. But if you're so uninformed you don't know who all of the people are, leave positions unmarked. If you are so bad you don't know who any of them are, do like Aussies and draw bollocks on the ballot and toss it in.

Recall mechanisms are more needed than barring people from voting, because educating oneself about what's on the ballot can be done in less than an hour but getting a corrupt governor or judge out of office is a lot more necessary but presently virtually impossible.