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What is Plenary Authority?

Plenary authority refers to a single government official having absolute power on a particular matter.

According to Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute, in the U.S., it is recognised as “complete power over a particular area with no limitations”.

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[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 4 points 1 hour ago

For a moment I thought Miller was wearing a red armband in the thumbnail.

[–] Dragomus@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

In about a year someone slips the term "King Donald"?
Or will it be a deviation from the norm and they go with "King Trump" to make it stand out from other kings?

[–] Trill88@lemmy.world 12 points 16 hours ago

Someone just a fuckin screamin at him in the ear piece no doubt

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 148 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Couldn't find an article with video, but here's the clip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFMzhAvSyyg

It's not just disconcerting that he said the president has full and unmitigated authority...

It's that after he said it, he realized his best move was to fucking pretend he froze. That's how real it is, he just isn't supposed to say it yet

And since CNN refused to press it and went along with an obvious fake freeze, they get an obligatory: Fuck CNN.

[–] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 13 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

They have been quite open about it, if only people would actually listen to them...

NRx,

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

Project 25,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_2025

[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Wouldn't a "Dark Enlightenment" be an "Endarkenment"?

[–] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Yes, but they ain't of the smart and erudite kind, their vocabulary is more limited.

[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world 71 points 1 day ago (1 children)

CNN has done a lot of bootlicking between this and the “text interview“ they did with Trump

[–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 68 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

CNN is owned by Warner Discovery, which is owned by private equity. They don't just lick the boot, they are the boot. All major media corporations in America are owned by the corporate elite.

Larry Ellison is trying to buy TikTok and his son runs CBS. Elon owns X. Zuck owns Threads, Facebook, Instagram, and what's app. Murdoch owns fox, but also News Corp, which runs The Wall Street Journal, The Times (of London), The Sun, The Australian, Herald Sun, The Daily Telegrap, and the New York Post. He also owns Tubi. Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post. Allmost all of the mainstream ways of getting news are owned by billionaires.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 24 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Meanwhile in trumpland:

ItS aLl LefTiSt MeDiA!!!

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 7 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Ah yes, the mythical left leaning news sources.

CNN regularly calls for the dissolution of capitalism.

MSNBC cannot stop talking about that socialist revolution.

Mother Jones making the case for eco terrorism.

All those "lefty" news sources /S

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 29 minutes ago

Which is the least worst in the current landscape?

[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world 10 points 23 hours ago

That’s a good point.

What a shitty situation to be in.

[–] AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world 14 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

And apologized to this piece of shit. As if there's a technical issue that makes his mouth suddenly stop moving while the rest of his body continues to move.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 4 points 17 hours ago

A 'technical issue'? Are they saying Miller is some sort of android? He might need resetting to factory settings.

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 14 points 23 hours ago

Fuck me, real life supervillains are such goobers. I hate it

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 32 points 21 hours ago

He means Trump is the fuhrer

[–] Kben@lemmy.zip 26 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

What is it with these nazis being such goofy bastards.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 33 points 22 hours ago

Well adjusted people aren't fascists...

So there's a selection bias, if they were capable of normal human interaction, they wouldnt be trying to force everyone into the same boxes.

We prevent that, by teaching social interaction to kids in school, the "humanities" that neoliberals and Republicans have spent 30 years stripping from public education

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 5 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 5 points 17 hours ago

Oh damn, they just edited it out like it never happened.