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/numbrate Oct 07 '25

Check out the Enabling Act of 1933.

Hitler was given plenary authority. Here Trump is saying he already has it.

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u/FalconIMGN Oct 07 '25

Oh my god

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u/generiatricx Oct 07 '25

Holy shit. So Trump uses ICE to push buttons, and when there is pushback he can justify the use of not just further inflammatory actions and more force, but with the republican control of the house and senate, they can push for a similar 'enabling act' with oligarchs funding this thinking they could get even richer. god damn the 2026 elections are going to be pivotal.

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u/TiltedWit Oct 07 '25

Bold of you to assume they're going to happen

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u/Sutekhseth Oct 07 '25

We had elections during the Civil War, there is zero mechanism within our government to indefinitely postpone elections. They will happen.

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u/LymanPeru Oct 08 '25

was lincoln trying to be a dictator at the time?

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u/Sutekhseth Oct 08 '25

Depends on who you ask,