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Judging from recent statements, actions, and policy directives, President Donald Trump seems set on twisting the law into a weapon against his political critics—and using the military as its chief agent of enforcement.

In short, he is laying the groundwork for a police state, and he is doing so in broad daylight, assuming that our constitutional guardrails will bend and fold, as they often have under more-piecemeal pressures since his second presidency began just nine months ago.

None of his remarks or executive orders create new law on their own; they direct the executive branch, but they can be struck down in court if they lack solid legal footing. The question

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