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Stephen Miller says that Trump has plenary authority (cdn.social.linux.pizza)

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A plenary power or plenary authority is a complete and absolute power to take action on a particular issue, with no limitations. It is derived from the Latin term plenus, 'full'.[1]

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 30 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

This is an obtuse/intentionally opaque way for him to say he believes orangeboi effectively has the powers of a monarch - that is, the maximal and most thorough and pervasive interpretation of the “imperial presidency”.

Another less obtuse way to explain what wish.com Goebbels is saying: orangeboi is a dictator, and inherently has dictatorial powers.