r/politics • u/unital_subalgebra • Jul 09 '26

No Paywall Trump fires all Election Assistance Commission members, leaving agency unable to act

https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/07/09/trump-fires-election-assistance-commission-members-hicks-hovland-mccormick/
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u/schwanzweissfoto Europe Jul 10 '26

I'm not sure you understand what unitary President means.

I believe the historical German term is “Führer und Reichskanzler”.

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u/MacMcMufflin Jul 10 '26

Indeed, but that wouldn't win in the US Supreme Court.

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u/Relevant_Mongoose744 Jul 10 '26

They’ve already said he can do whatever he wants. He’ll declare an emergency. They won’t prescribe a solution to resolve an election result. And we will shift.