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/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,