Stephen Miller ‘Plenary Authority’ Remark Sparks Controversy
time.com
The Trump aide sparked suspicion when he stopped speaking after he mentioned the President’s “plenary authority,” though CNN blamed a technical issue.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/post/533816

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CNN asked Miller whether the Trump Administration will abide by a district judge’s order blocking the Guard’s deployment in Oregon. “Well, the Administration filed an appeal this morning with the Ninth Circuit,” Miller began. “I would note the Administration won an identical case in the Ninth Circuit just a few months ago with respect to the federalizing of the California National Guard.”

Then, Miller said: “Under Title 10 of the U.S. Code, the President has plenary authority, has—” before making an abrupt stop. Miller blinked several times, with anchor Boris Sanchez calling out his name, though he still did not respond.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plenary_power

A plenary power or plenary authority is a complete and absolute power to take action on a particular issue, with no limitations.

  • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
    2·
    2 months ago

    Don’t even count as human.

    … People can be evil (and even deserve execution) without dehumanizing them. You know, the exact thing we hate them for doing?

    • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world
      0·
      2 months ago

      From my interactions with leftists, they think that the Nazis’ only crime was wearing the wrong uniform. The oppression, tyranny and murder? Totally okay. They were just wearing the wrong symbols while they did it.

      • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 months ago

        I have no clue what you’re talking about but I’m sick of people grouping others together and then raging about groupthink that doesn’t even necessarily exist.

        I group together those espousing a particular sentiment and that makes sense to me. They told me what they believe.

        It’s another totally pointless shitty waste of time to say “-ists are all [horrible thing]!!”

        Fuck that shit.

      • DarkFuture@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        RED ALERT

        YOU HAVE JUST MADE A PROFOUNDLY STUPID COMMENT AND SHOULD BE RIDICULED THEN IGNORED

        • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world
          0·
          2 months ago

          The comment at the top of this thread that encouraged the exact same kind of dehumanization and murder that the Nazis based their movement on? Can you not read?

          • obre@lemmy.world
            1·
            2 months ago

            The Nazis based their movement on the belief that it’s OK to kill nazis…?

      • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 months ago

        A lazy and false statement that even the slightest of thought rips into a million little pieces. You’re advocating for conditional dehumanization. Something that actually should provoke reflection.

      • SparroHawc@lemmy.zip
        2·
        2 months ago

        Nazis are human garbage.

        As humans, they have human rights… But they also should be punished for their violations of human rights. The law, as it currently stands, is not fulfilling its purpose of punishing bad actions. Thus, it is up to us to punish them.

        Punch a Nazi today!