Chuck Darwin<p>As troubling as Trump’s directives are, <br>it’s certain that they will face considerable barriers to implementation, <br>first and foremost in the courts. </p><p>The recent order has received widespread criticism, <br>including from high-ranking officials and numerous nonprofit leaders and experts. </p><p>Colorado Secretary of State <a href="https://c.im/tags/Jena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jena</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Griswold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Griswold</span></a> deemed it <br>“unlawful” in a statement, as the AP reported.</p><p>By March 31, three lawsuits against the order had already been launched. </p><p>One is a joint effort by "Campaign Legal Center" and the<br>"State Democracy Defenders Fund"</p><p>Another was then filed by the <br>"Democratic National Committee". </p><p>Diaz explained that his organization is representing three others: <br>the "League of United Latin American Citizens", <br>"Secure Families Initiative"<br>and the "Arizona Students’ Association"<br>— “all of whom represent constituencies that would be really dramatically affected by the policies in this executive order,” <br>he told Truthout.</p><p>While all legal actions are only at their very early stages, <br>there’s hope that the implementation of the order can be halted quickly, <br>as has been the case in some other legal contestations of the Trump-Musk agenda.</p><p>“Our case is really focused on the separation-of-powers issues. </p><p>The president simply does not have the authority, <br>under the Constitution or any federal statute, <br>to dictate the content of voter registration forms <br>or to set receipt deadlines for mail ballots. </p><p>He has completely exceeded any legal authority he has here,” said Diaz. </p><p>“And so we’re asking the court to declare those aspects of the executive order unconstitutional, <br>and to enjoin the Election Assistance Commission, <br>the Department of Justice <br>and the Department of Defense <br>from taking any action to implement the president’s order.”</p><p>Whether pursued via state violence, <br>blustering anti-democratic rhetoric, <br>or the quieter backdoor manipulations of law and policy, <br>it’s clear that suppression of opponents and the flagrant abuse of power <br>— sometimes, it seems, pursued for power’s sake alone, <br>or merely for the evident joy of cruelty <br>— will be the modus operandi of this presidency. </p><p>Yet as the Trump administration strains by means legitimate and otherwise <br>to grotesquely expand its reach, <br>there is certainly reason for hope in how, <br>when the administration oversteps, <br>committed dissenters, <br>from the courtroom to the streets, <br>rise without hesitation to meet them.</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/trump-assumes-unheard-of-powers-in-ordering-federal-overhaul-of-elections/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">truthout.org/articles/trump-as</span><span class="invisible">sumes-unheard-of-powers-in-ordering-federal-overhaul-of-elections/</span></a></p>