Finally, the federal government has no role in actually running US elections. States do that (usually via counties). So there is no one subject to this order in a position to follow it.

There are plenty of things to worry about with Trump. The legitimate power of the presidency is already vast, and he constantly pushes at its edges to abuse the office further still. But this “order” is just empty blather on his part, not something that he has any ability to actually implement or require.

A thing that makes this difficult to discuss is that many people (across the political spectrum) demand simple narratives about Trump. “He’s our savior!” “He’s an all-powerful monster who can’t be stopped by the rule of law!” Or whatever.

Explanations that don’t fully fit a clean narrative, including much to do with elections, are upsetting.

@mattblaze I understand that technically this is all correct, Trump does not have the power to makes these changes. However, Trump and his regime did act, do act and plan to act precisely *against* any law which does not fit their plan. They use violence and heavily employ technology to do so. They label their political opponents as enemies, they deport people.

So I wonder: Do you believe Trump is *not* a fascist?

@reimar I’m trying to provide context and background about a current event related to my area of expertise.

Take it or leave it.