Posted on 04/24/2025 1:29:15 PM PDT by Beave Meister
A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump from implementing an executive order that requires voters to show documentation proving their U.S. citizenship to cast a ballot in federal elections.
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, a Bill Clinton appointee, granted a preliminary injunction stopping the Trump administration from going forward with the proof-of-citizenship requirements as a lawsuit plays out, the Associated Press reported. The lawsuit, filed by the Democratic National Committee and leftist voting rights groups, claims that Trump’s order is “an unlawful action that threatens to uproot our tried-and-tested election systems and silence potentially millions of Americans.”
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Roberts pretty much gave them a green light. Not a peep from Congress either. When is Jim Jordan going to roll up them sleeves and let ‘em have it?
FWIW Mike Davis said on Bannon’s show that Chuck Grassley is a smart workhorse rather than the usual congressional show horse, and that he’s working on something in the Senate to address the problem of the judges.
Someone ‘splain, please. Do these judges have jurisdiction over the ENTIRE country? Does a DISTRICT judge have jurisdiction over the whole country?
On the grounds that people who are too stupid to figure out how to prove their citizenship are the ones who should be deciding how our country should be run.
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I hope so, but this is eerily reminiscent of Jeff Sessions and “trust the plan “.
I hear ya. My own guess right now is that the intention isn’t really to get to the mass deportations that Trump was elected for. It all seems so performative and focused on controversial individual cases, rather than that they all need to go. Of course, I hope I’m wrong. But the echoes from Trump’s first administration are hard to ignore.
She wants to and she wants to and she wants to. It’s not fair it’s not fair it’s not fair. Good thing there’s no federal elections coming up while this ruling’s being appealed.
Where the Constitution Says States Set Their Own Voting Rules
1. Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 — The Elections Clause
This clause provides that:
“The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.”
This means state legislatures are primarily responsible for determining how federal elections are conducted within their states, including aspects like voter registration procedures, polling locations, and ballot formats. However, Congress retains the authority to override or modify these regulations, except concerning the locations for choosing Senators.
2. Article I, Section 2, Clause 1 — Voter Qualifications for the House
This clause stipulates that:
“The Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature.”
In essence, this ties the qualifications for voting in U.S. House elections to those established by each state for its own legislative elections. This grants states the power to set voter eligibility criteria, provided they do not conflict with federal constitutional protections.
3. Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 — Presidential Electors
This clause declares:
“Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors...”
This grants state legislatures the authority to determine the method by which presidential electors are chosen, allowing for variations in how states conduct presidential elections.
4. Judicial Interpretation and Limitations
While states have considerable leeway in setting election rules, their authority is subject to constitutional limits and judicial review. For instance, in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (2013), the Supreme Court held that states cannot impose additional voter qualifications beyond those established by federal law.
More recently, in Moore v. Harper (2023), the Supreme Court rejected the ‘independent state legislature’ theory, affirming that state election laws are subject to review by state courts and must comply with state constitutions.
Buy more ammo
Yes.
There are no other remaining lawful methods to reign in a lawless and corrupt judicial system.
The corruption goes all the way to the top at the Supreme Court. We no longer have a rule of law. And our elections are meaningless when so many illegal immigrants get to vote in them, not to mention the dead and imaginary people.
This goes poorly for everybody, even for the Democrats who believe they are winning.
So Congress needs to say OK then we will pass a one page bill that says Voter ID is required......then the judges could do nothing. Congress is spinless and needs to do a bill and pass it each and every time a judge blocks Trump...........instead they will #### away the advantage we have right now
Totally accurate ! The game plan is to keep the administration busy fighting law fare issues until the mid-terms when they can complain about the lack of substantive action on the part of Our President and the most qualified administration assembled in my lifetime and perhaps ever !
Amazing/disgusting....willingness to destroy our country for political gain.
Yep. Roberts and ACB will side with the invaders. Beer Man probably will too. Sad situation.
There is nothing in the Constitution forbidding the President from requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.
I see both of those activities as largely useless distractions. I still do both of them out of habit. The results have been ineffective.
I am with you on the need for prayer.
OK maybe I’m being naive/ignorant here, but can’t the Trump administration just ignore this judge and proceed forward with this until it drifts up to the Supremes? I’m tired of all these lilliputians trying to tie down our Gulliver.......
Gorsuch not to reliable either.
Trump should have a mandatory meeting with the Pub caucus immediately and tell them that any pub that does not vote to codify the EO’s into law will be primaried in the 26 mid-terms.
We've been in a cold civil war with the Dems trying to impose a one-party corporate fascist state ever since they stole the 2020 election.
Suspending habeas would push us closer to a hot one, but better to risk that than certain despotism if Trump is hamstrung from turning the US around.
Alea iacta est
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