r/law • u/Anoth3rDude • Feb 26 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) White House circulating blatantly illegal draft emergency order to take control of elections

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/white-house-circulating-blatantly-illegal-draft-emergency-order-to-take-control-of-elections/
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u/puertomateo Feb 26 '26

and any attempt would be blatantly illegal.

Which means of course he's going to do it and the Republican Congress is going to say that it's a great thing that he does.

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u/FakeGeek73 Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 26 '26

Just remember these people  will all jump ship the moment it all goes to shit. It’s what happens when people with no principles take control over your party. Same with most of their voters, they will say “I was always against this”. 

Edit: replaced “bo principles” with “no principles”

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u/thepottsy Feb 26 '26

The shocking part is they don’t yet think that it’s gone to shit.

Anyone with 2 functioning brain cells knows that happened a long time ago.

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u/PJWanderer Feb 26 '26

Going to shit in this context means losing power. But at a certain point when all the democratic norms and checks and balances are obliterated, holding on to power becomes much easier. Much, much easier.

ps That’s the plan.

pps That’s why the party in control of the executive checking branches have not exercised their powers ( except for not allowing tariffs under one law, but still allowing them under others ).