The Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump over an executive order designed to maintain integrity in federal elections.
Because, of course they are.
The suit, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday, cites several plaintiffs, including most notably the Democratic National Committee (DNC), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).
It’s nice that Schumer and Jeffries got over their tiff long enough to join forces to stop the President from keeping non-citizens from voting.
The suit’s introduction suggests Trump is trying to “corrupt” the election process. Corrupting the process by ensuring only citizens vote. What a bizarre argument.
“The Framers of our federal Constitution foresaw that self-interested and self-aggrandizing leaders might seek to corrupt our democratic system of government to expand and preserve their own power,” they write.
“Although the Order extensively reflects the President’s personal grievances, conspiratorial beliefs, and election denialism, nowhere does it (nor could it) identify any legal authority he possesses to impose such sweeping changes upon how Americans vote,” they added.
The lawsuit takes particular exception to the portion of Trump’s executive order demanding proof of citizenship for registering to vote by mail.
The EO directs the Election Assistance Commission to require mail-in voter registration applications to include “documentary proof of United States citizenship.”