I still don’t understand how he can do what he’s doing. I just don’t see how these particular EOs can stand. They’re outside his authority. We shouldn’t have to sue. We should just be able to walk in and haul his ass out.
When is there going to be some kind of definitive ruling re: tfg's attempts to rule by EO? Enough already. There has to be constitutional limits to what he can do. We still have 3 separate branches of the federal government and a balance of power in this democracy. At least we're supposed to...
Unfortunately, the Republicans have chosen fealty to the orange turd, and his benefactors, over the American people and the constitution. They are traitors and should be treated accordingly.
Yes...my son serves and this is just another thing to give me anxiety.
- Trump getting us into a war
- info being leaked.
The incompetence of this administration is just crazy. The people that voted for him are just crazy. This the 2nd time Trump's bullshit has put my son at risk.
During Trump's rallies he deliberately says "you will never have to vote again", now we know what he meant. Don't forget that Tennessee GOP efforts to suppress voters is "giving them the choice of voting for the GOP or going to jail".
Admittedly I'm not super fluent in civics and government. But a president can type up a one-pager, sign it, and voila - POTUS election rules are overhauled?
Thank you. The Election Assistance Commission is an independent commission isn’t it, not subject to direction by the president? And giving DOGE guys access to state voter lists is another way to give them our personal SSNs and birth dates?
You should sue, but let’s all be honest, the executive order is meaningless. It’s not a law and EOs are for departments in the Executive. Elections are run by states.
There are Governor’s Races in NJ & VA. He reassigned Alina Habba from the WH to AG of NJ to put his election interference initiatives to the test. He has MAGA loyalists in VA. The Space Nazi is prepared to assist.
I guess my problem is, they know the lawsuits are coming. You are suing the richest man in the world for a system that took how long to “get enough” to lock up Epstein? He ran through how many girls before he “got caught”? And for how long?
So, again (beyond what I’ve already given you to investigate) let’s just keep pretending that the 2024 election was business as usual!!! Let’s continue to ignore what Musk did with trump to steal it, ya know the way he tried it in 2020! You’re no better than Weiss Rifkind Garrison & Wharton
Until you finally acknowledge that the election was stolen! And, let me be very clear, me saying this is not my opinion, left wing propaganda, anti trump rhetoric, it’s literally what they told us!! If, you really want to defend democracy Mr. Elias, then investigate the election itself!
This clown solemnly thinks he’s not only the the judge and jury, but also the sole legislator and be all end all for everything. Delusions of grandeur which he has always suffered from.
so basically everyone would need a passport 🛂 to vote 🗳 ... wtf - if you're still sitting on your ass after reading this then you better get up and be active in your community and online - save the vote & don't live in fear 😱
You're one of few guardrails we have left Marc. I wish I could give more. A lowly subscription is all I can give & reposting your posts. You're doing the work of angels & I thank you.
Yet another Felony - Special Counsel to prosecute
52 USC § 20511 Federal Election Fraud
(2) knowingly and willfully deprives, defrauds, or attempts to deprive or defraud the residents of a State of a fair & impartially conducted election process
I cannot say for sure, but people are saying this guy is using a firehouse to spew shit on the walls of America to tie up the courts. They say he figures a few things will stick.
The order also threatens to punish states that count ballots received after Election Day,…”
This IMHO is targeted at large states. It’s impossible to count all ballots in CA on the day of the election. The precincts don’t even close until 8:00 PM. Impossible.
"It's critical for everyone to remember what an EO is. It's the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all." @joshtpm.bsky.social
This only applies if he follows a judge's orders. Which he does not. Everything he does is illegal, but it doesn't fucking matter because no one is gonna stop him from breaking the law.
Who are "they"?
If you roll over and accept being beaten, kicked and stomped without defending yourself do you think "they" will be merciful and stop hurting you?
There are times we stick up for ourselves, and one another, it's the only way to not merely survive but to really live.
Speaker Johnson is talking about putting forth a bill. Congress has done it before in the early 80s. This wouldn't be unheard of. It is also something Congress has legal powers to do. I'm simply frustrated that people arent realizing that the administration doesn't care about 1/2
I don’t understand how he is able to keep passing these orders out that violate the law. It’s absurd to me. He has broken the law and continues to do so.
I'm a divorced woman, still have my existing last name, and now I'm at risk because my current ID doesn't match my birth certificate. Can't believe this is what we are dealing with.
Grandpa keeps writing memos that have authority to inform executive branch operations- as if they are laws the rest of the world must follow. Can someone dust off the old Schoolhouse Rock video for him?
Thank you, Marc! Hope you can work with Norm Eisen on this if he’s game. Protecting election integrity (and the integrity of the courts to do so) needs to be the number 1 priority of the resistance.
Executive orders do not equal placing our men and woman of uniform in harms way over incompetence. Anybody arguing that #Whiskeyleaks is less than an EO is wrong. EO is not law. And every single one has failed in court. Trump EOs are a joke. CO DOE even agree. His DOE EO really did nothing, as usual
Agreed that the Signal issue is very important. I wasn’t saying otherwise. Only that the Trump admin is making so many mistakes that everyone is distracted from their policy decisions and it can be difficult to tell which distractions are intentional.
I am almost in tears at this point in this huge day of news! This one about out me over the edge! Thank god for Marc and his team to help fine these insane immoral idiots!
Why would an EO have any standing that affects voting law? Voting is a right not controlled by any president. The states handle voting rules. That's not to say looney red states won't try to meddle by making voting more difficult. ⚖️🗽
Because he can’t do that he just keeps throwing shit out there to distract us from what he’s actually doing. Besides, he won’t live long enough for the 2028 election.
Real threat to democracy. The next thing we will see are voter challenges on citizenship & Electoral Officers discounting them without notice. Most sinister: reduction in online security for tabulators. Already deep suspicion of interreference in last election: designed to make it even easier.
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See my posts to voting ways/days & proof of identity rules.
Some other notes:
1. same rules across 🇨🇦
2. run by Elections 🇨🇦
3. no gerrymandering
4. 36-51 day cycle
5. strick $$ limits
6. short wait norm <15 min
They usually drop their next chapter of Project 2025 B.S. on Thursdays and Fridays. It forces attorneys to react as much as possible through the weekend so there's no rest. There's no weekend recharge for the protectors of our democracy. Smart people worry. Signal debacle needs a distraction.
Trump dropped this in the middle of the Hegseth disaster and 1 week away from special elections in the House. This was carefully timed and Trump hoped it would go unnoticed. Changing election rules like this is dangerous for democracy.
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Thank you. So far, the courts are the only ones who seem to be standing up to this authoritarian regime. I also read that Trump approved doge to provide election oversight. WTAF!?!
If an executive order, which is not a law, can change who can vote and how they can vote, then our democracy has been a paper tiger--a mirage that we've mistakenly believed in for 250 years.
Not sure a lawsuit is even needed since the EO has no weight to it. The Executive Branch doesn't run elections last time I checked and an EO isn't a law. This one doesn't even refer to an existing law either. He might as well sign an EO that changes the number of electors per State.
He’s using EO’s to extort states by threatening to withhold federal funds from any that don’t comply! This isn’t legal! He doesn’t have the authority to deny states funds! Why are we not discussing this? When does this cross the line into Impeachment?
VOTER AT POLLING PLACE: I have my passport, license, taxes, Real ID, 2025 utility bills, Trump gold verification card, identity testimonies, voter reg, Ancestry DNA, X blue check, & Social Security card (pre-purge). Can I vote?
POLL WORKER: You forgot your MAGA Embroidered Name hat. Take him away!
Thank you Marc! A blessing on your head for standing against tyranny time and again. You set an amazing example for your profession and for all of us to push the fear down and fight back!!
He’s such a clown, dispensing all of his stupid executive orders that won’t stand up in court. It’s like a Pez dispenser, only with meaningless papers. What a coward. He can’t go through the proper legislative channels so he churns out ridiculous EO’s.
Executive orders are worthless unless written into law…
He’s just scribbling away, pretending to his moronic base that he is doing something other than ⛳️
Marc— as a female us citizen by birth, I am no longer able to vote because I changed my last name when I married. How do I sue in my state to get this fixed? I thought I could get a court ordered name change, but the exec order says that won’t work— only a passport, and that’s bs. Thanks!
Ah, yes. And DOGE will vet the voter lists. What kind of biometrics do you need? Where do I send my urine sample?
(iii) the Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with the DOGE Administrator, shall review each State’s publicly available voter registration list...
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Now is the time you want to be standing up and sorting your shit out. You're better than this.
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It is rightfully getting a lot of attention.
- Trump getting us into a war
- info being leaked.
The incompetence of this administration is just crazy. The people that voted for him are just crazy. This the 2nd time Trump's bullshit has put my son at risk.
https://bsky.app/profile/mamadoubleyoo.bsky.social/post/3ljwafwgluc2h
He's truly a dunce
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miyYKwzyFxk
People's power will keep these firms operating.
The courts cannot do anything if meritorious cases are not filed and managed to the end. All this costs money.
firm then I thought of how almost nobody I know even has a passport so none of us could vote.
Why aren't all of the executive orders going to Congress?
52 USC § 20511 Federal Election Fraud
(2) knowingly and willfully deprives, defrauds, or attempts to deprive or defraud the residents of a State of a fair & impartially conducted election process
This IMHO is targeted at large states. It’s impossible to count all ballots in CA on the day of the election. The precincts don’t even close until 8:00 PM. Impossible.
https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/vo...
If you roll over and accept being beaten, kicked and stomped without defending yourself do you think "they" will be merciful and stop hurting you?
There are times we stick up for ourselves, and one another, it's the only way to not merely survive but to really live.
They're not laws.
He can't do that.
Donald Trump can fuck off
Either situation credits Trump with a level of strategic cunning he doesn’t usually show.
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See my posts to voting ways/days & proof of identity rules.
Some other notes:
1. same rules across 🇨🇦
2. run by Elections 🇨🇦
3. no gerrymandering
4. 36-51 day cycle
5. strick $$ limits
6. short wait norm <15 min
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Now let’s get back and focus on #signalgate
Don't ever stop.
POLL WORKER: You forgot your MAGA Embroidered Name hat. Take him away!
He’s just scribbling away, pretending to his moronic base that he is doing something other than ⛳️
But on the inside, #TraitorTrump is trying to get rid of future elections so that he can be the naked king in WH unoppsed.
He's gutting the constitution. He's trying everyday.
Watch out.
(iii) the Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with the DOGE Administrator, shall review each State’s publicly available voter registration list...
This is why I'm a subscriber. We need the fight fascism in the courts.
& if he demands an EO be enforced like a real law, then ALL memos (like o i dunno not prosecuting a sitting president) must be enforced as such.
There is no accountability but strength.
If you want to live in a democracy, you need to get your ass on the streets.
Now is the time you want to be standing up and sorting your shit out. You're better than this.
Cheers
Rest of the Earth 👍