Donald Trump redeclares war on free and fair elections in America with another blatantly unconstitutional order

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The Trump regime moved to open a new front in its assault on American democracy Tuesday with the signing of a blatantly unconstitutional executive order that attempts to set up new barriers to participation in elections. The order attempts to require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and force all ballots to be received by Election Day, contrary to state law in Washington and Oregon.

Marc Elias of Democracy Docket called it a “massive voter suppression” scheme.

“This will not stand. We will sue,” said Elias.

“This is not a statute,” Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes pointed out to Democracy Docket. “This is an edict by fiat from the executive branch, and so every piece of it can be challenged through the regular judicial process.”

https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/03/donald-trump-redeclares-war-on-free-and-fair-elections-in-america-with-another-blatantly-unconstitutional-order.html

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1. MaddowBlog-With his elections executive order, Trump claims powers he does not have

In a brazen power-grab, the president is trying to assert new authority over federal elections. Court fights appear inevitable.
https://bsky.app/profile/slashersteve.bsky.social/post/3llc5gq2xrd2r

With his elections executive order, Trump claims powers he does not have www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

There’s a term for efforts by presidents to assert authority that they do not have: They’re called power-grabs.

Link to tweet

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/elections-executive-order-trump-claims-powers-not-rcna198163

Keep that in mind when reading about the president’s latest executive order. NBC News reported:

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive order attempting a major overhaul of American elections, requiring people to prove their citizenship when they register to vote. The order — which also includes an array of other changes, from mail-in ballot deadlines to election equipment — could risk disenfranchising tens of millions of Americans. Election law experts questioned whether Trump had the authority to make the changes, saying the order is all but certain to be met with legal challenges.

Last year, congressional Republicans tried to advance legislation called the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (or SAVE Act), that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote. The bill did not, however, pass the Senate or become law.....

But that’s not all the latest executive order does. From the NBC News report:

The executive order makes a number of other sweeping changes, including prohibiting certain election equipment that uses QR codes. Those changes would force states to buy and install new election equipment at significant cost. The order also requires that all ballots must be received by Election Day, an attempt to override states that allow mail ballots that are postmarked by Election Day to be received afterward. It also asks the Department of Government Efficiency and federal agencies to hunt through state voter rolls in pursuit of ineligible voters.[/blockquote]

A Washington Post report summarized the problem succinctly: “The U.S. Constitution designates the power to regulate the ‘time, place and manner’ of elections to the states, with the proviso that Congress can step in and override those laws. It gives no specific power to the president to do so. Election experts said that Trump was claiming power he does not have and that lawsuits over the measure were all but guaranteed.”

The SAVE Act is dead and this executive order is both poorly written and totally unenforceable. trump is desperate to stop free and fair elections

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2. Classic Trump deflection 101

This is how the media, the Clinton campaign, and the majority of Americans allowed Trump to control the media narrative in 2016. He flooded the news with one outrageous thing after another to the point that nothing had staying power or "meat". Signal-gate is a scandal of massive proportions, which actually has some "teeth". So what to do? Distract and change the narrative with some outlandish proposal like an EO demanding proof of citizenship to vote. (Which is blatantly unconstitutional and can't pass with a simple EO.)

I'm not saying that we don't need people like Marc Elias being on top of this issue, and we need to remain vigilant. But I'm finally starting to figure out Trump's MO and why he's "teflon don", because he basically gish gallops the news.

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3. Good thing the Courts are open and the focus...

is on the Orange Turd.