Posted on 09/01/2025 2:10:10 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The president will be hard pressed to come up with a work around for the Constitution on this one.
President Donald Trump declared his intent to sign a new executive order – this time, on voter ID. Polls show it’s a popular idea, sure, but popular doesn’t equal constitutional. And while one could argue that any order a president signs is something like functionally legal until a court rules otherwise, this one seems like a stretch.
Trump Loves Voter ID, and So Do Americans
“Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS! I Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!! Also, No Mail-In Voting, Except For Those That Are Very Ill, And The Far Away Military. USE PAPER BALLOTS ONLY!!! President DJT,” the commander-in-chief posted on Truth Social Saturday night. And a lot of Americans share the sentiment.
According to a poll from Gallup just before the 2024 elections, 84% of US adults favored requiring voters to show ID at the polls and 83% supported requiring proof of citizenship when registering for the first time. Even when respondents were categorized by political affiliation, both ideas were more popular than not. Republicans supported mandatory voter ID by 98% and requiring proof of citizenship to register by 96%, and 84% of independents chose both. Even Democrats came out in support of both measures, 67% and 66%, respectively. That’s a two-thirds majority!
This isn’t the president’s first executive order regarding voter ID, either – and the last one didn’t exactly pan out. Back in March, Trump signed an order that, among other things, required voters to show proof of citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections. In April, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the US District Court for the District of Columbia, a Clinton appointee, struck down any portions...
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Yeah, bold move, right move. But likely unconstitutional.
Trump is signalling to the Senate — “A little help over here ...?”
Freeloading, thieving, piñata busters should not be allowed to vote in OUR COUNTRY. They are not U.S. citizens. They are yellow cowards too cowardly to fight for their own countries. They want to ride on the taxpayers’ backs like we are all a bunch of DemonRAT jackasses.
Congress could slow down the EO flood by doing its job. You know, pass bills and work with the other house to get agreement on something that goes to the President for signature and enactment. BUT, that would require doing their job instead of preening for the cameras.
Trump is properly going to attempt to make Voter ID an issue.
Common sense tells me this issue should be a no-brainer for the Republican wing of the uniparty.
But as everyone knows they are little more that namby pamby pansies who don’t possess much in the way of common sense.
The 15th Amendment says the Federal government can set the laws across the country in regards to voting, but the states can administer it.
It would help if Congress did this.
A Constitutional longhot indeed, but a good way to stir-up concern about vote cheating and get Congress to act.
Emphasize the fact that the US is the ONLY country on Earth that does not require photo ID to vote.
Why is there no mention of FEC/HAVA Federal Election Commission Help America Vote Act?
FEC/HAVA is the root of the problem.
Also get rid of that Motor-Voter registration law that Bill Clinton pushed.
He just wants to show dims on the other side of a 80/20 issue.
True, but wouldn’t it require 60 votes in the Senate to become law?
His taking action may force Congress to pass a law, because he can argue that Congress is not looking after the people. It will basically come down to Americans forcing the hands of the Senate.
That won’t happen. Democrats know if a law were passed to force clean elections, they’re doomed. There will never be 60 votes in the senate to pass election reform.
What’s plan B after some filthy democrat judge that re pubic ans voted for kills it?
If nothing else, this will suss out who among the Republicans is AGAINST the idea, and who is FOR it.
Section 4.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 choosing Senators.
The State legislature makes the rules, and the power to change said rules is reserved to the Federal Congress.
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