Breaking news: President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday requiring people to provide documents proving they are citizens when they register to vote, a mandate that could prevent millions of Americans from voting.
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That's proof of residence. This is proof of citizenship so everyone would need to bring their birth certificate. It would be unconstitutional but he has zero jurisdiction over elections that's very clearly spelled out in the Constitution that he has never read.
Fun fact: the president doesn’t have the authority to make this change. Establishing voter qualifications is an incident of state sovereignty protected by Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, the Tenth Amendment, and the Seventeenth Amendment.
And when (blue) states refuse he will say their elections are not legit. This is part 1 of how he will undermine elections. And yes, he does not have the authority but he will pressure state lawmakers to follow this order.
He doesn't even have the authority to do this. Why are you reporting this story as if he does? Do the editors of WaPo have any ethics at all, or are they just crossing their fingers that they'll be gone by the time the reckoning happens?
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It was mainly a joke. But, I think it’s true that if someone pays a $80 subscription fee, the credit card company would take $1-2 or something. But, if you then cancelled, they would refund you the full $80. Thus, they’d be at a net loss.
An executive order is not a law - and in now way can Trump make this happen. You're just stenographers for his lies. An EO can't do any of this. So where is that story?
Governing by executive order. Elon should just do away with Congress. The MAGAs in Congress could find work at Fox or Newsmax, it's where they spend all their time already.
Fire Bezos for christs sake. WP alumni, i feel really bad for you all right now with the quality of journalism and fact checking that apparently no longer happens.
If it is required then all citizens should get a free passport or a federal issue ID for free before the next federal election if the idea is a fair and safe election 😜
It's not a mandate anyone asked for, nor one that is enforceable under the Constitution. How elections are done is strictly the purview of Congress and the states. And only the red states are likely to cheer this, but in so doing enrage their own constituents even further.
Making rigging the elections official. He did it in 2024 and there is mounting evidence of that with the work being done by the election truth alliance.
Just another step down the path to 'we don't need another presidential election', martial law, of votes for 3 terms.
The slippery slope has already begun, given the stated 'mandate landslide', meaning he got more votes, when the 'actual' majority are non-Trumpets.
Executive Orders cannot do that, idk if anyone has explained how the federal govt works to whoever's manning the editor's desk there at the Washington Post
next week he may just eliminate voting period - meanwhile so-called Senate leader Thune and company quietly sit back and watch this attack on America and Constitution
He doesn't have jurisdiction over elections, that's very clearly spelled out in the Constitution. The Federal govt. can't make laws about registering, voting, counting, nothing.
President Donald Trump signed yet another memo to executive branch employees Tuesday, this one purporting to require people to provide documents proving they are citizens when they register to vote. It adds to the count of dozens of unenforceable EOs which lack legal weight.
Have you noticed there are no checks from this Congress?? It’s pretty scary. He’s doing LOTS of illegal stuff. Those leaks are gonna be no big deal. Fox and Freaks are gonna say it was handled as it should be, and the journalist did something he shouldn’t. Shit’s gettin scary.
Yes. Controlling the colleges? Threatening law firms?
I'm wondering if the Reichstag fire is next. Night Of The Long Knives. My wife's parents were from China; will she keep her citizenship? She's from Chicago.
They are. This one is unconstitutional but EOs are laws that the govt has to act on unless Congress or the courts overturn it. It's not a law that you have to follow but there are a lot of laws that aren't for you.
This one can just be ignored by the states since he can't write them EOs anyway.
crazy country
we do not have to register to vote
everyone that has the age and nationality that gives you the right to vote
gets a ballot paper automatically via postal service
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His SCOTUS is with him in pretty much every step he takes. Y’all say don’t worry; I say, I say get your marching shoes on. We could be busy for months.
Why are you pretending he has the legal authority to do this? He doesn’t. It must go through Congress. If that was the case then President Biden could have enacted the John Lewis voting rights act all by himself. The president is not a king!
What documents will be considered valid documents? How will it be decided who needs documentation? Who’s training voter registration workers how to spot fake or invalid documents? What’s the consequences of faulty docs? It’s odd that he thinks this will only affect Dems.
only applies when the leader in question is actually a KING. We don't have that quite yet, no thanks to Bezos, so please explain basic context while you still can.
The federal government doesn't have any kind of jurisdiction over how elections are held. That is very clearly spelled out in the Constitution that he still has never read.
I assume I would have to bring my birth certificate? Everyone would? Unconstitutional even if they had jurisdiction.
It's unconstitutional in many ways not to mention that he can't tell the states what to do with an EO and the fed has no jurisdiction over state elections and that's before we talk about the Constitutionality of requiring it.
As a U.S. citizen, I know that loyalty to the constitution is more important than loyalty to the U.S. president. When he tries to usurp the authority of the legislative branch to make laws, that is unconstitutional. The president is not above the law.
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No actually that's not true and why Voter ID doesn't fly.
Many, poor ppl don't have an ID or a birth certificate. Requiring the work it needs for them to register is what makes it unconstitutional. South Carolina created a bus that drives around in poor neighborhoods and gives out free state ID.
If you make state Ids free that's half the battle. If you make sure voting booths are open near them, that's a part of it. If you make sure nothing else is a problem, forcing them to get birth certificates will be a reasonable ask.
This is yet another naked power-grab by Trump, and particularly disturbing because it's aimed at limiting voting. The number of non-citizens voting is so small that even if restrictions block just 1 person in 1000, it will disenfranchise far more eligible voters than block illegal ones.
Which is exactly why the federal government has no jurisdiction over how elections are held and that's clearly spelled out in the Constitution but it's another thing for us to argue over rater than reading about the other stuff.
If this isn't overturned every state can just ignore it anyway.
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These are your fellow colleagues deliberately murdered by Israel for simply reporting on the realities & truths- everything Israel wants to hide from the world.
So shouldn’t the election vote be recounted? If Trump is deporting “illegals” who voted for him, shouldn’t that vote not count anymore? He happily took their votes, but then deports them. So that vote should be invalid. So who really won the election? 👀
Hey, isn't Donald Trump a convicted felon? And didn't another jury find him legally liable for sexual assault, according to terms that most people consider rape?
He’s probably got a stack of them lined up for when he needs to distract from the latest disaster. Probably typed out prior to inauguration by the heritage goons
I would guess blue states will refuse to enforce this and Rs in Congress will use that as a pretext to throw out their votes. Obviously, no need to really compete in red states under these rules because those elections are effectively shams (and it’ll all be litigated but it’ll be fait accompli).
Well, all the of trouble with airplanes and airports stopped like magic as soon as elon got into the FAA. It is no mistake the media moved on, just as they were told
Legislation, judicial precedent, executive orders, and proclamations are all considered laws in the US. An EX is an order to the government but still needs Congress to overturn so they can ignore it. That makes it a law. Not for you, but for the govt.
They are. They are not laws that you have to follow, they are laws the govt has to follow. If they were not laws you would not need an act of Congress or the courts for the government to ignore his order.
This one is unconstitutional in many ways and they have no jurisdiction over st elections
More precisely, they are orders to government workers in the executive branch. The president cannot issue executive orders to any other branch. Furthermore, if an executive order is unlawful, it can be overturned by a court that has jurisdiction.
Not just the courts but Congress can overturn them with a simple vote as well. They're meant to be statements more than anything and typically his are reported as something he's done but really, it's just a request to Congress for them to do something he can't do and they can ignore it, like a memo
This is inaccurate. The new document requirements only apply to the federal voter registration form, not state registration forms. States set their rules for elections.
This after his own voting fraud commission (first administration) *that he created* could not find evidence of widespread voter fraud. He disbanded them and thinks we have the memory of guppies.
Republicans couldn't pass their substantially similar SAVE Act, so Trump seeks to make it Federal law via Executive Order. Good luck with that BS. At least one lawsuit challenging it is already being prepared.
I am pretty sure elections are not the province of the Federal Government. States run them and as such Trumps Executive Orders carry zero weight except for approving or denying funding.
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I'd settle for a single UTTERANCE at this stage.
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None of these moronic quips are law...
....he breaks them if you're paying attention....
Disgusting. I wish I could cancel again.
Enough new subscriptions and immediate cancellations could bankrupt them!
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"You'll never have to vote again."
Just another meaningless homework assignment courtesy of Project 2025.
Trmp is a demented puppet.
The WaPo is just a joke at this point. I mean, this is basics civics shit and their headline is just patently false.
The slippery slope has already begun, given the stated 'mandate landslide', meaning he got more votes, when the 'actual' majority are non-Trumpets.
For reference, see 15th (all races), 19th (all sexes) and 24th (no poll tax) amendments which were solidified by the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Unless ID is free to all, it's a tax.
Executive Orders are NOT laws.
(We'll see him in court.)
And, unless Congress passes a law, EOs have no jurisdiction over the states.
President Donald Trump signed yet another memo to executive branch employees Tuesday, this one purporting to require people to provide documents proving they are citizens when they register to vote. It adds to the count of dozens of unenforceable EOs which lack legal weight.
I'm wondering if the Reichstag fire is next. Night Of The Long Knives. My wife's parents were from China; will she keep her citizenship? She's from Chicago.
This one can just be ignored by the states since he can't write them EOs anyway.
we do not have to register to vote
everyone that has the age and nationality that gives you the right to vote
gets a ballot paper automatically via postal service
"Can't."
Good thing, because I know more about presidential authority than you do!!
You dimwits seem to think Trump has kingly powers.
States are tasked with running their own elections.
Fire your headlines twit.
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only applies when the leader in question is actually a KING. We don't have that quite yet, no thanks to Bezos, so please explain basic context while you still can.
I assume I would have to bring my birth certificate? Everyone would? Unconstitutional even if they had jurisdiction.
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Many, poor ppl don't have an ID or a birth certificate. Requiring the work it needs for them to register is what makes it unconstitutional. South Carolina created a bus that drives around in poor neighborhoods and gives out free state ID.
An EO is not a law for you to follow but for the government to follow and in order to ignore it, it has to be overturned by Congress or the courts.
This one is unconstitutional in many ways tho
If this isn't overturned every state can just ignore it anyway.
Maybe you should point that out in the headline.
That is the news story!
Do we have the BLOCK the Post as a source of disinformation?
Because whoever's writing these headlines seems to think they're the same thing as laws and, uh, no
That being said, the problem is that he doesn't have the authority to pass such a law and even if he did it would not be constitutional.
And yes, this uncritical repetition of bullshit the media keeps doing is a big problem.
Since you've not been I'm sure your ignorance is excusable. But I wouldn't go around showing it off, either.
It's important to understand these are laws.
This one is unconstitutional in many ways and they have no jurisdiction over st elections
This is from the American Bar Association.
https://youtu.be/FIPi84cUQCs?si=_c-UP_ym0OoNZOsg
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Or did those people quit?
I get it, if you have interns writing your headlines.
This is worthless
Is his executive order lawful?
Very likely not
Why give Trump a presumption of regularity in your headline and post?
Is Trump a reliable narrator?
C'mon
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Not the greatest democracy anymore.
Just tell as so we can respond accordingly.