- Another blow to US President Trump
- Court finds US President has no authority to make such changes
US President Donald Trump has suffered another blow on the court front. A US court has rejected Trump’s executive order requiring proof of citizenship for federal voter registration.
US District Judge Colleen Koller-Cotley has rejected Trump’s executive order requiring proof of citizenship for federal voting with the above ruling. He ruled in favor of Democratic and civil rights groups that challenged Trump’s order.
The US judge ruled that the citizenship order is a clear constitutional violation of the separation of powers rule. Thus, it rejected the argument of the Trump administration and its allies that only Americans should vote in the American elections so that the necessary public trust in the process is maintained.
The court said that the president does not have the authority to make such changes. Our Constitution has placed the responsibility of making changes to the election process on the heads of the states and Congress. Thus, the court has directly and bluntly stated that Trump does not have the authority to issue such an order, so he has suffered a blow.
