Well, OK then
Trump says he will require voter ID with executive order
President Donald Trump says he plans to sign an executive order aimed at requiring voter ID in elections across the country.
Trump made the statement on social media late Saturday night, saying he is also seeking other reforms to how U.S. elections take place.
“Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS! I Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!! Also, No Mail-In Voting, Except For Those That Are Very Ill, And The Far Away Military. USE PAPER BALLOTS ONLY!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Trump previously attempted to impose voter ID via an executive order earlier this year in a wider election integrity action.
In April, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia struck down the portions of that order that related to voter identification requirements.
Kollar-Kotelly maintained that Trump did not have the authority to issue such an order, as the Constitution delegates control of election regulations to Congress and states.
I doubt this will survive a legal challenge. It would be great if it did, but, is there anything within federal statute as passed by Congress which allows requiring ID to vote in federal elections and restricting the use of mail-in ballots? I doubt it. It would have to be by pulling unrelated language from other unrelated bills, because it is up to the states to determine both. Some states are pretty strict on voter ID, some are not. Some have the requirement for ID but do not enforce. And there is little chance the federal Congress will be able to pass anything within their Constitutional authority on either.
Nevertheless, requiring voters to provide proof of citizenship remains widely popular among Americans, according to a poll from Gallup taken just before the 2024 elections.
The poll found that 84% of U.S. adults were in favor of requiring voters to show identification and 83% supported requiring proof of citizenship when registering for the first time.
When broken down by party, 67% of Democrats, 84% of Independents and 98% of Republicans were in favor of mandating voter ID. The party breakdown over proof of citizenship was similar, with 66% of Democrats, 84% of Independents and 96% of Republicans supporting the idea.
Legislation could pass the House, but, it’s highly doubtful that anything could make it through the Senate. Dems would use the filibuster which they say they hate when it is used against them.
More theater from Mr trump…
Even Mr Teach agrees.
But Mr trump and his sheep imagines him The King. The executive branch does not create law, but enforces law. Congress creates law. The Courts judge the Constitutionality of laws. This has worked for nearly 250 years, but King Donald wants to, needs to, rig the systems.