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Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote

A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to require people to show documentary proof of citizenship when they register to vote.

The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper in Boston effectively converts a preliminary injunction she issued a year ago, in which she temporarily blocked many of Trump’s efforts to overhaul elections, into a permanent ban.

Casper rejected the administration’s argument that the lawsuit to block the changes brought by Democratic state attorneys general was premature because the rules had yet to be implemented. Instead, she agreed that the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to regulate elections, and that Trump’s requirements violated the separation of powers.

The Constitution “does not grant the President any specific powers over elections,” she wrote.

Among other proposed changes, Trump’s order would have required people to provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote, prevented mail ballots from being counted if they arrive after Election Day, even if they were postmarked by then, and punished states that failed to comply by withholding certain federal money.

It was the latest in a string of rulings against the elections executive order Trump signed just months after taking office for his second term. He has since signed another executive order on elections, seeking to create a national voter list and limit mail balloting. That directive also faces multiple legal challenges.

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lemmy.world

This is good. However, I'm sure he has other fuckery up his sleeve. Expect him to continue attacking mail-in ballots at the USPS level as well as other intimidation tactics. He knows his survival is at stake, and never underestimate a rat backed into a corner.

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If only it were his actual survival. That piece of shit deserves every goddamn thing that comes his way.

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This is a reminder that because of rulings by the supreme court, this ruling now ONLY applies to the jurisdiction of this particular federal judge and NOWHERE else in the country, so until the Supreme Court gets to ruling on this there's effectively no change to the executive order anywhere else.

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I need that bloated sack in that dirty diaper to live until his administration is convicted and expunged from society at large. If he dies earlier, we’ve just trimmed the weed but the roots are still there, and they will surely enfuck us later.

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lemmy.world

Now they're going to pretend like there's a conspiracy to get "illegals" to vote.

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lemmy.dbzer0.com

What do you mean "now"?

They've been doing that pretty much nonstop since the 80s if not longer.

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lemmy.ca

Sure, but they would point to something else as proof of not this. So let’s not grant the premise in the first place.

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Sure, but they will point to this, and I think it's worth bringing that up to highlight their strategy.

I never granted the premise.

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Man, I bet when he hears this he'll shit himself.

Edit: Damn, never mind, the Kalshi on that bet is way underwater

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You reached the end

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