Federal court blocks key parts of Trump's anti-voting order, restores states' control over elections
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/federal-court-blocks-key-parts-of-trumps-anti-voting-order-restores-states-control-over-elections/
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Lembot_0006@programming.dev · 21 pts · 243d
Blocks or just say "no"? Because Trump might not care what some court says.
baronvonj@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 243d
He is, after all, only limited in his authority only by his own morality.
Bonifratz@piefed.zip · 6 pts · 243d
I.e., not limited at all.
Infernal_pizza@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 243d
It does limit him from doing anything good
AA5B@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 243d
Blocks, as in clarifies the authority is each state and that this is not a legit reason to withhold funds. And the state being election authority is not only long standing precedent but upheld by this Supreme Court.
While it would follow trumps pattern to make up some sort of emergency to try to justify withholding funds, it would require several steps much farther across the line to actually prevent states from holding elections
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 14 pts · 243d
I'm sorry, what?! An Anti-Voting Order?
jaxxed@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 242d
You Americans are so lucky that your Dictator squad is so inept. Hopefully your institutions learn from these attacks, and fortify themselves from the next one . Your next authoritarian squad won't be so stupid, and will have learned from this one.
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 1 pts · 242d
"You Americans" lol
Agree with your assesment though.
But the USA have a long way to go to re-instate proper separation of powers without loopholes.
Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 243d
And the supreme court will overturn it.
BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 243d
"Restores"??? He never had the power to take control of elections to begin with!!!