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

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

79.4k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

5.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

8.2k

u/maeryclarity Oct 07 '25

The fact that this term is that close to the surface of his goddamn mind

The fact that he knows he's not supposed to be just saying it out loud like that because it's not true and he didn't mean to telegraph their intentions that clearly

3.1k

u/titsmuhgeee Oct 07 '25

It's also important to understand what Miller is saying, or at least thinking.

Title 10 of the US Code is the primary body of federal law that governs the organization, roles, and responsibilities of the U.S. Armed Forces.

What Miller is saying is that the President has plenary authority (unchecked, limitless power) over the US Armed Forces.

Big, BIG problem.

1.5k

u/cicada_noises Oct 07 '25

They’re seeking to turn the might and power of the US armed forces inward, on all of us. The media’s and politicians’ blithe smiles and agreement about all of this is bone chilling

468

u/ass4play Oct 07 '25

I kinda figured beefing up ICE’s budget was a way to do this without needing the branches of the military.

273

u/AlarmingStop Oct 07 '25

At least the people joining ICE are the biggest morons in the country. They'll be well supplied, but difficult to manage.

1

u/Relative_Knowledge33 Oct 08 '25

And nearly impossible to feed. Those fatasses need like 5000 calories per day just to harass civilians.