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Showing Original Post only (View all)Trump Humiliated As All 50 States Refuse To Give Him All Or Part Of Their Voter Data [View all]
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/07/05/trump-humiliated-50-states-refuse-give-part-voter-data.htmlTrump Humiliated As All 50 States Refuse To Give Him All Or Part Of Their Voter Data
By Jason Easley on Wed, Jul 5th, 2017 at 5:24 pm
Trumps voter fraud commission has fallen flat on its face as every state in the country has refused to turn over voter data to the White House.
The Washington Post reported, In a rare display of bipartisanship, officials in nearly every state have said they will partially or fully refuse to comply with President Trumps voting commission, which has encountered criticism and opposition after issuing a sweeping request for voter data nationwide. Even as some of the resistance centers on Trump and members of his commission, the broader responses from the states indicate a strong and widespread belief that local officials should be managing elections and that the White Houses request for volumes of information went too far.
There was universal agreement from the states that what Trump asked for was either unconstitutional or a violation of state law. It is not surprising that this White House would not bother to check state law or have their request reviewed to make sure that what they asked for from the states was actually legal.
The vast majority of states were not going to be so reckless as to turn over the sensitive personal information of their voters to the White House whose motives were suspect. Trump tried to go beyond asking for standard voter information, which is why he was correctly shot down.
This president has suffered another humiliation as the checks and balances that limit executive power remain alive and well, and will not let Donald Trump act like a king.
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Trump Humiliated As All 50 States Refuse To Give Him All Or Part Of Their Voter Data [View all]
babylonsister
Jul 2017
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How did "nearly every state" become "all 50 states"? I hate headlines that lie to me. n/t
PoliticAverse
Jul 2017
#4
It's people like President Bannon who register in 2 states & vote in how many was that again? . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2017
#8
The Colorado repug SOS is still cooperating but says only publicly available information
gtar100
Jul 2017
#9
I wonder how Donnie feels about the fact that Ivanka was registered to vote...
George II
Jul 2017
#12