1. Trump's voting EO that attacked mail-in ballots and required voter ID could be devastating for transgender people. Trans people often have trouble updating birth certs, and passports right now are held up. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism. - ThreadSky

erininthemorning.com • 13 days ago

1. Trump's voting EO that attacked mail-in ballots and required voter ID could be devastating for transgender people.

Trans people often have trouble updating birth certs, and passports right now are held up.

The latest from S. Baum.

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whamphetamine.bsky.social•13 days ago

idk if you've seen, but there's a trans man from WV who's trying to hold the administration legally accountable for the passport BS mentioned in your article! his name is Ash Orr and he's posted about it on his IG here https://www.instagram.com/share/p/_adbpsTdN

phrozensmoke.bsky.social•13 days ago

So, my own Mother won't be able to vote anymore. She has no passport, a Married last name that doesn't match her birth certificate, & no plans to modify her birth certificate to match my Dad's surname. And my divorced sister who hasn't changed her surname BACK is out of luck, too. Lovely SMH.

davidwmoorhouse.bsky.social•13 days ago

muckskitruntskikillemsoonski!😘🍹🍹

daniegamin.bsky.social•13 days ago

Pleas spread the word! Have THEM outraged by this. The only way to stop this is to show that it affects cis people aswell as trans.

phrozensmoke.bsky.social•13 days ago

My parents, siblings, and whole family are already about 2 months beyond 'outraged'. They are WELL aware

daniegamin.bsky.social•13 days ago

Ah that's good then, being trans in my Conservative family has been maddening because I see the current administration as what they truly are, but everyone else has been lapping up everything they've been spewing out.

phrozensmoke.bsky.social•13 days ago

My family USED to actually be very, very BIBLE-belt conservative (NC roots) but have grown & evolved due to ME, over 3 decades. Now, my parents call me the conservative in the family. 😂 Make it make sense. My point: There is HOPE. Sometimes your existence alone TEACHES people something

serenityrune.bsky.social•13 days ago

It sure is very devastating. He might go after in person early voting next.

bunkerd.bsky.social•13 days ago

There's a good chance it joins the growing list of governmental actions of his deemed illegal by the Courts.

bfgilme.bsky.social•13 days ago

Yes, that aside, the one thing that was obviously missing was how a state that wanted to comply could actually comply on the timeline given.

ahmedwithfamily.bsky.social•13 days ago

Hello dear Erin , our area is threatened with evacuation. I hope you help me for the sake of my children. We need your support. We need you. Please do not leave us alone.

bueusa.bsky.social•13 days ago

Pretty soon we’ll need a Trump stamp on our birth certificates in order to vote.

mitokandria.bsky.social•13 days ago

Thank you for reporting on this. I don't think enough people really understand the gravity of these executive orders.

dynasluyter.bsky.social•13 days ago

No problem here in Minnesota, we CDL drivers had to prove citizenship in Trump's first term. Showed the kind state worker my BC with deadname and Court Ordered Name Change, he didn't even blink!

emi-w.bsky.social•13 days ago

1. The tide has turned since Trump’s first term, the bigots are bolder now, and our allies subdued. He may not be as accommodating as he once was.

2. They’re purging kind people out of government agencies. He may not even be there anymore.

merri-cae.bsky.social•13 days ago

Remember: They don't have to rig the whole election. They just have to disqualify enough votes to win the majority.

This is just another mechanism of voter suppression designed to undermine American Democracy: gerrymandering, first past the post, expulsion of voter rolls, limiting drop boxes, etc.

merri-cae.bsky.social•13 days ago

Our voting system is increasingly designed to be won by a minority party crying 'fraud' that they cannot find..

This can be changed, but it requires significant political pressure and education on the concept, and the window is only open for as long as reform can overcome the established bias.

kayemgee.bsky.social•13 days ago

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."

We Must Rise Up Now!
🏳️‍⚧️✊️🏳️‍🌈

kristin-lillegard.bsky.social•13 days ago

You probably have, but there's a list of states you can re-issue birth certificates? I have to get one. Changed my last name to my mother's, so mine doesn't match. Lots of children of abusive fathers have done this and would be affected, too.

electricgarnet.bsky.social•13 days ago

I'm from Texas and cannot safely update my birth certificate even with my legal name. This is devastating.

key9107.bsky.social•13 days ago

I swear to God if I gotta start going in person to vote again I will go full GTA.

ryusuta.bsky.social•13 days ago

Get a couple of shots in for me, okay?

ffswtf.bsky.social•13 days ago

HE CANNOT WRITE LAWS THROUGH EXECUTIVE ORDERS

emi-w.bsky.social•13 days ago

Trump’s EOs are basically a blog of whatever his handlers are telling him to be mad at this week.

erininthemorning.com•13 days ago

2. President Donald Trump issued a wide-reaching, constitutionally contested executive order on Tuesday, stoking false claims about election fraud, invalidating mail-in ballots received after Election Day, and mandating documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal races.

danav26.bsky.social•13 days ago

False claims about election fraud? Maybe, but to be sure I say that we should let people vote again, for sure nobody would change their vote after seeing every wrongdoing that Trump did after just a couple of months, cof cof

erininthemorning.com•13 days ago

3. It also enables an unelected, unappointed government operant, Elon Musk, and his pet project at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), to “review each State’s publicly available voter registration list and available records concerning voter list maintenance"

erininthemorning.com•13 days ago

4. According to the Center for American Progress (CAP), the order makes passports important to guaranteeing an American’s right to vote. But roughly half of all adult citizens—about 146 million people—do not have a passport.

https://www.americanprogress.org/press/statement-trump-executive-order-would-prevent-tens-of-millions-of-americans-from-voting/

erininthemorning.com•13 days ago

5. Meanwhile, Trump has made it illegal for trans people to get passports that match their gender identity. Trans people have reported their passports being delayed, seized or withheld.

https://newrepublic.com/article/192510/trump-rubio-passport-gender-marker-trans-rights

erininthemorning.com•13 days ago

6. Discord between the genders listed on one’s various documents, or between documents and one’s gender presentation, puts trans votership at risk. The government may deny trans voter registrations, or contest and discard ballots cast by trans voters.

erininthemorning.com•13 days ago

7. Some election locales have resorted to using birth certificates, but this would not be any better for trans Americans. According to CAP, “Birth certificates are among the most difficult documents to update to accurately reflect chosen name and gender"

Many trans people CANNOT update them.

dirtynerdy.bsky.social•13 days ago

i have a REAL ID, but I dont have a passport, and d/t Trump’s previous EO re: passports, i cant get one now. This EO mentions REAL IDs but it’s unclear if he’s trying to require ppl to have both documents or just one or the other.

blacktranstexas.bsky.social•13 days ago

The Fugitive Slave Act is now a pressing reality in Texas, with a new focus targeting on black trans individuals. The Fugitive Trans Act is in full effect, signifying that we are no longer owned by private individuals but rather by the state itself.

platinumrad.bsky.social•13 days ago

Im confused, do I need a passport to vote if I have a REALID?

64ozbraille.bsky.social•13 days ago

Not an accident.

thatbaddie2be.bsky.social•12 days ago

Everything that demonic fat evil pumpkin does hurts us

dezemberschnee.bsky.social•13 days ago

At this point I am not sure if there even will be free elections in 4 years. They're certainly already working on decreasing the part of the population most likely not to vote for them.

soluna7.bsky.social•13 days ago

The more that happens the more thankful I am for getting my documents changed before inauguration. As soon as he elected it became my top priority to tie up the loose ends I had.

I'm so devastated though for everyone who are now stuck with incorrect documentation.

soluna7.bsky.social•13 days ago

Unfortunately... "I can't help you collectively, or individually.

I can't even help myself."

whomequestionmark.bsky.social•13 days ago

Would help to be clearer that almost everything he directs in that order is unlawful unless courts reinterpret the law as it stands today. So e.g., he is unlawfully attempting to order that mail in ballots are invalid and counting on right wing judges to change the law to bless his actions.

ket-the-wind.bsky.social•13 days ago

Thank you, for everything you, and your lovely wife do for all of us. You have a very special place in our hearts.

irish-seanchai.bsky.social•13 days ago

It also hurts women who changed their name when they got married.

sarahgabriella84.bsky.social•13 days ago

It will be used to question every registered democrats ID. Thats the goal.

hendersonclark.bsky.social•13 days ago

Half the country doesn't have passports. We are a tiny part of who's disenfranchised if this is allowed to stand.

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