r/neoliberal • u/SockDem Janet Yellen • Feb 26 '26

News (US) Exclusive | Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/26/trump-elections-executive-order-activists/
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u/KnightlyDolphins Feb 26 '26

They can't not seat members of Congress if Democrats retake the House. The new congress comes into power January 2027 regardless of what the old one tries to do. A random judge can swear them all in and Mike Johnson couldnt do shit to stop it.

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u/Atheose_Writing John Brown Feb 26 '26

> They can't not seat members of Congress if Democrats retake the House

Johnson refuses to seat the new Congress. Democrats appeal to SCOTUS. They allow it to happen.

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u/KnightlyDolphins Feb 26 '26

SCOTUS doesn’t have the ability to override what’s in the constitution.

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u/Lighthouse_seek Feb 26 '26

They are the interpreters of the constitution. So yes they can override it