Summary

Trump’s recent executive order on elections includes a provision allowing the DOJ to withhold federal funding from states that do not enter into agreements on election law violations and voter roll maintenance.

Critics argue this exceeds presidential authority and could coerce states into ceding control over election administration.

Experts warn it could undermine state autonomy and lead to punitive funding cuts over routine voter roll maintenance errors.

Legal analysts predict challenges, citing potential overreach and conflict with congressional authority.

  • peoplebeproblems@midwest.social
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    3 days ago

    Really?

    Like he really wants to do that?

    Fine. Do it. See which states halt their contributions. Then good luck funding those other states. The states he wants election authority in can afford to get cut off. The ones he doesn’t need it in are parasite states anyway.

    • Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 days ago

      He doesn’t seem to want order, and the bills paid at the end of the month.

      I think breaking up the Republic would be fine with him. No commitment to the IDEALS of the USA.

      Say what you will about what the US has been, just watch “The West Wing” if you want to see an example of what drives people who care about making this country function better.

      Sure it’s fiction, but it’s the fictions that make living in the real world possible.

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        With the IRS gutted, it may be a matter of not having withholding on your paycheck, and then sending in blank tax forms every year.