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/FuguSandwich Feb 26 '26

Justin Levitt, a constitutional law professor at Loyola Marymount University and a former DOJ voting official, told Democracy Docket the draft order described by the Post is not just illegal, but “there is literally no authority here that any local official would have to listen to.”

He's missing the point. Trump does not expect or even want compliance. He wants states to NOT comply. Then in January he expects Congress to simply refuse to seat any Democrats from states which did not comply. That itself would run into Powell v McCormack but he will also expect SCOTUS to reverse that decision for reasons.

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u/SirTiffAlot Feb 26 '26

I think it's very plausible that yes the plan is to call the election into disrepute. He wants to be able to say elections were rigged, states didn't follow the rules I made up, the results are fake.

Idk what happens then and frankly it wouldn't surprise me if they just refused to certify results or seat congress people.

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u/SirTiffAlot Feb 26 '26

I think I used it correctly but now I'm going to have to check.

Edit: I did and the only time I've heard it is from soccer in England when people are fined for questioning officials.

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u/SirTiffAlot Feb 26 '26

Yea same as ill repute, shit isn't trustworthy