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Rejecting the Constitutional Order

Rejecting the Constitutional Order

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July 26, 2026

Trump and his allies are acting as if the Constitution doesn’t
exist, Their actions align with the strategy of Nazi political
theorist Carl Schmitt, Schmitt’s philosophy centered around the
idea that power belongs to the man who can exploit emergencies
that create exceptions to the constitutional order, Trump has
declared emergencies to justify deploying troops to Iran, to
impose tariffs, and to sidestep Congress repeatedly, Trump is on
track to issue vastly more emergency orders so far in his second
term than were issued by any other president this century during
their entire term, Trump will also be ignoring many different
laws if plans proceed to build his proposed triumphal arch,
Ever since officials acknowledged to reporters that Trump
planned to build the arch, Trump made clear that the arch is all
about him.

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