Seriously people. Executive orders mean exactly nothing to what Trump legally can or can't do to fuck with the election results (which is zero). Stop letting idiots make you crazy
There are two very simple, very basic reasons executive orders are meaningless here. Understand them, please
1) the president cannot issue an executive order that grants himself a power he does not already have. For example, the president could not issue an executive order saying that from now on he can make laws they don't need to pass Congress
(I mean, he could sign an executive order saying that, but it wouldn't have any legal effect)
2) the president can issue executive orders at any time.
Put those two rules together and what you get is this
Nothing in any executive order the President issued can expand his ability to screw with the election results. And if there was something he could do that he needed an executive order for but hadn't already done it, he could issue one saying that tomorrow
Anyone telling you otherwise is selling something. If you're a trump fan who is hoping for a way out of losing an election, first of all shame on you, but second of all they're selling you hope. It's false hope
And if you're the type of person who thinks that election results should be respected, then they are selling you fear. Breathe.
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