nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/701fc56a58347efe DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250224s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/701fc56a58347efe doi eng 342 23 Meyer-Resende, Michael Author aut A Power Grab Is Not a Constitutional Theory Meyer-Resende, Michael Verfassungsblog 2025-02-24 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Lawyers love legal theories. President Trump’s unprecedented executive actions have reignited interest in theories about the U.S. Constitution, especially conservative ones. Is he working with an extreme conception of the unified executive theory, a strong version of “originalist” or even “post-originalist” legal reasoning, or will the “political question doctrine” dominate? These debates are fascinating, but they strike me as pointless. Why? Because Trump’s supporters are not deploying them in good faith. Rather, these theories are being used as rhetorical maneuvers to dress up a power grab in theoretical garb. CC BY-SA 4.0 Authoritarian Populism Authoritarianism Donald Trump Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-power-grab-is-not-a-constitutional-theory/ raw object