Trump's executive order on voting blocked by federal judge amid flurry of legal setbacks

[mystery-ak]

Trump's executive order on voting blocked by federal judge amid flurry of legal setbacks
Judge blocks 2 provisions from Trump's March executive order on election integrity
By Alec Schemmel Fox News
Published April 24, 2025 4:48pm EDT

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Thursday blocked a portion of President Donald Trump's executive order on election integrity, specifically provisions related to providing documentary proof of citizenship before being allowed to register to vote.

Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia handed down the order in response to lawsuits filed by three separate groups of plaintiffs over five different provisions in a March 25 Trump executive order relating to election integrity. While Kollar-Kotelly dismissed requests to block three of the provisions, requests to block two other provisions pertaining to a proof of citizenship requirement for voters were granted.

The first blocked provision sought to compel the Election Assistance Commission to amend standardized national voter registration forms to require documentary proof of citizenship. The second sought to require federal agencies offering voter registration to people on public assistance to "assess" the individual's citizenship status before doing so.

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-executive-order-voting-blocked-federal-judge-amid-flurry-legal-setbacks

[kevindavis007]

Good...

[kevindavis007]

Civics 101

https://twitter.com/PreexistingDad/status/1915530901523505381

[American Girl]

Excerpt:

Washington, D.C. – U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly dealt a blow to President Trump’s voter ID plan on April 24, 2025, issuing a 120-page ruling that blocks the administration from requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote and from assessing the citizenship of public assistance recipients, per Twitchy []. The decision, which also prevents the Election Assistance Commission from withholding federal funds from non-compliant states, has conservatives on X, like @MAGAForce2024, fuming: “If everyone on the planet can vote in America’s elections, there is no such thing as America anymore!”



Oh, and did I mention that this is only one of two injunctions against Trump on this fine Thursday?

However, this judge is extremely radical!
https://www.usasupreme.com/trumps-voter-id-plan-stopped-by-federal-judge-her-past-move-against-christian-grandma-revealed/

[MeganC]

Judicial tyranny.

[Free Vulcan]

But we can withhold Fed highway funds to force states to raise the drinking age?

Sorry about precedent judge, but your ruling doesn't hold water.

[MeganC]

But we can withhold Fed highway funds to force states to raise the drinking age?

Sorry about precedent judge, but your ruling doesn't hold water.

This is the problem with judicial precedent as a substitute for law. It is arbitrary, capricious, and politically selective.

[verga]

From the Article: "Kollar-Kotelly argued, “Our Constitution entrusts Congress and the States—not the President—with the authority to regulate federal elections,”" Well that's the problem, congress is not doing it's job.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Pass a Constitutional Amendment that enumerates the national requirements for voting in Federal elections.

At one point, voting was limited to land-owning free males over 21 years of age.  That was changed by a Constiutional amendment.  A Constitutional amendment also lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.

This is where the GOP Congress whiffs and disappoints conservatives again.

[Smokin Joe]

But we can withhold Fed highway funds to force states to raise the drinking age?

Sorry about precedent judge, but your ruling doesn't hold water.

Not to mention the 55 MPH speed limit...

[kevindavis007]

Three words:


Checks and balances

[DefiantMassRINO]

Checks and balances requires a functioning Legislative Branch ... we don't have that in 2025.

[mountaineer]

Stephen Miller
@StephenM
It is a CRIME for non-citizens to vote but a single federal judge says President Trump cannot enforce this law. An act of pure sabotage against citizenry and democracy.
5:16 PM · Apr 24, 2025

[DefiantMassRINO]

Voter registration is a power that belongs to the States.

Congress needs to amend the Constitution.

Good luck with that with this useless GOP Congress.

[Mod2]

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