You may have seen the news today that Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly blocked some of Trump's unconstitutional Executive Order overhauling US elections. Let's look at why she didn't block all of it.
Thank you for addressing this issue. You were the first one today who I’ve seen seriously discussing it at any length.
I sorta had the impression we were back to the foot dragging that allowed him to get out from under all the charges, convictions, findings, and facts, and avoiding paying the fines, going to prison, or in any way actually held to personally account for the perfidy, abuse, treachery, sabotage, destruction, and inhumanity he visited (and continues to visit) on our beloved country with its precious believers in democracy and empathy. I held my breath before his resultant permanent SCOTUS-protected ballot position, and I turned blue. I hate to think what color I’ll turn holding my breath this time. Perhaps a putrid shade of dried red after my hope explodes. Nice people keep imagining good things can happen, which is the way to keep moving forward perfecting the Union. I’m starting to feel like I’m not a nice person anymore because I think I’m done putting all my apples into the same corrupt barrel. The only thing left is perhaps some of the apples will survive if justice is delivered quickly enough.
Voter suppression is the biggest issue of all. Thank you for following this. I want a way to check that my vote has been counted accurately. I don't believe that rump won any election fairly. #darkmaga
Thanks for clarifying this issue. As one of the commenters noted, Joyce Vance in her Substack today discussed the judge’s ruling. But, she did not directly address the specific reasons the judge blocked only part of trump’s voter suppression EO (which of course he considers a “law”).
"the harm hasn't happened ye" it is just unreal how the system is not completely attacking these evil people on the basis that the executive branch has ** no business issuing am exec order on election procedures like this UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. **
Why the court is not evaluating the defendant as a rogue actor who is disregarding norms rules and laws and ruling that the defendant is out of order and making its decision right there is the whole problem with how our system is malfunctioning. The rogues are weaponizing emergency powers fraudulently, sacking people illegally, arresting people without any warrants and deporting without due process.
And yet, we still have judges treating this brain cancer like everyone in the courtroom is Mary Poppins following the rules and procedures?
The reason we are here having a meltdown again is not because of the evil of this admin alone but because the US govt judicial branch is giving brain cancer it's full rights and due process even in the face of the exec branch operating unlawfully to force the death of the democratic structures and process in this country. If this doesn't change, it seems that cancer has figured out a potentially lethal course of action whereby the system will restrain defenses and effectively kill itself. Totally infuriating. Thank you AG for your excellent writing, analysis and time. We don't take it for granted.
It feels like the judges arguments against ruling in the section relating to the AG not breaking the law yet is really theoretical. It’s like the math problem of whether you can actually cross a room and reach the other side if you only travel 1/2 the distance with each attempt…
In way of not normalizing this, wouldn't it be great if the affected states' AGs and Secretaries of State issue a statement that says, our oaths of office require us to ignore your unconstitutional attempt at interference with our duties. So Fuck off, Don! We aren't even going to dignify this with a law suit.
This is an excellent explanation of the order, and the order itself likely follows precedent regarding the “case and controversy” element of the Constitution’s jurisdictional grant to federal courts. The order is also sorrowfully short of meeting the moment. It recognizes that the EO is far out of bounds, because the president has no power to regulate elections. Nevertheless, the order nitpicks who has standing or when a case may be filed. The EO attacks the right to vote, the foundational right of the polity, on the fallacious premise that voter fraud needs addressing. If my neighbor is wrongfully not allowed to vote, his denial of a right affects me. If my state is deprived of grants because it has not complied with some bogus dictat of the president, that deprivation affects me. If data bases are opened to the imbeciles at DOGE, that data spill affects me. The order brings a teaspoon to clean up a gush of sludge from Trump**.
Far from "protecting" elections, this obsession with citizenship is aimed at suppressing the votes of Americans. Trump's intent is to marginalize people of color and prevent them from voting wherever possible. The judge should have seen this and rejected the entire thing!
Thank you for addressing this issue. You were the first one today who I’ve seen seriously discussing it at any length.
I sorta had the impression we were back to the foot dragging that allowed him to get out from under all the charges, convictions, findings, and facts, and avoiding paying the fines, going to prison, or in any way actually held to personally account for the perfidy, abuse, treachery, sabotage, destruction, and inhumanity he visited (and continues to visit) on our beloved country with its precious believers in democracy and empathy. I held my breath before his resultant permanent SCOTUS-protected ballot position, and I turned blue. I hate to think what color I’ll turn holding my breath this time. Perhaps a putrid shade of dried red after my hope explodes. Nice people keep imagining good things can happen, which is the way to keep moving forward perfecting the Union. I’m starting to feel like I’m not a nice person anymore because I think I’m done putting all my apples into the same corrupt barrel. The only thing left is perhaps some of the apples will survive if justice is delivered quickly enough.
Just finished Joyce Vance’s Substack about the same issue.
https://open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/the-executive-order-to-end-voting?r=np4n&utm_medium=ios
Same. AG and Joyce are doing exceptional work. Subscribed to both
Voter suppression is the biggest issue of all. Thank you for following this. I want a way to check that my vote has been counted accurately. I don't believe that rump won any election fairly. #darkmaga
I'd figured this must be the case, but thanks for clarifying.
Thanks for clarifying this issue. As one of the commenters noted, Joyce Vance in her Substack today discussed the judge’s ruling. But, she did not directly address the specific reasons the judge blocked only part of trump’s voter suppression EO (which of course he considers a “law”).
Very helpful. Thank you.
Thank you for the clear explanation!
"the harm hasn't happened ye" it is just unreal how the system is not completely attacking these evil people on the basis that the executive branch has ** no business issuing am exec order on election procedures like this UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. **
Why the court is not evaluating the defendant as a rogue actor who is disregarding norms rules and laws and ruling that the defendant is out of order and making its decision right there is the whole problem with how our system is malfunctioning. The rogues are weaponizing emergency powers fraudulently, sacking people illegally, arresting people without any warrants and deporting without due process.
And yet, we still have judges treating this brain cancer like everyone in the courtroom is Mary Poppins following the rules and procedures?
The reason we are here having a meltdown again is not because of the evil of this admin alone but because the US govt judicial branch is giving brain cancer it's full rights and due process even in the face of the exec branch operating unlawfully to force the death of the democratic structures and process in this country. If this doesn't change, it seems that cancer has figured out a potentially lethal course of action whereby the system will restrain defenses and effectively kill itself. Totally infuriating. Thank you AG for your excellent writing, analysis and time. We don't take it for granted.
JDS
It feels like the judges arguments against ruling in the section relating to the AG not breaking the law yet is really theoretical. It’s like the math problem of whether you can actually cross a room and reach the other side if you only travel 1/2 the distance with each attempt…
In way of not normalizing this, wouldn't it be great if the affected states' AGs and Secretaries of State issue a statement that says, our oaths of office require us to ignore your unconstitutional attempt at interference with our duties. So Fuck off, Don! We aren't even going to dignify this with a law suit.
Thanks for researching and sharing your findings.
This is an excellent explanation of the order, and the order itself likely follows precedent regarding the “case and controversy” element of the Constitution’s jurisdictional grant to federal courts. The order is also sorrowfully short of meeting the moment. It recognizes that the EO is far out of bounds, because the president has no power to regulate elections. Nevertheless, the order nitpicks who has standing or when a case may be filed. The EO attacks the right to vote, the foundational right of the polity, on the fallacious premise that voter fraud needs addressing. If my neighbor is wrongfully not allowed to vote, his denial of a right affects me. If my state is deprived of grants because it has not complied with some bogus dictat of the president, that deprivation affects me. If data bases are opened to the imbeciles at DOGE, that data spill affects me. The order brings a teaspoon to clean up a gush of sludge from Trump**.
Far from "protecting" elections, this obsession with citizenship is aimed at suppressing the votes of Americans. Trump's intent is to marginalize people of color and prevent them from voting wherever possible. The judge should have seen this and rejected the entire thing!