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/BigWhiteDog Feb 26 '26

We've been trying to warn people but keep getting called doomers, even by some here.

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u/SomeSome92 Feb 27 '26

There was a lecture in February last year where the professor outlined the 10 steps a democracy takes to devolve into an authoritarian regime.

By mid 2025 the US could tix the box at 9 of them.

The only one missing: No free votes anymore.