Of Course They Are: Democrats Suing Trump for Trying to Prevent Non-Citizens From Voting

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.

"In the United States of America, the President does not get to dictate the rules of our elections," the court filing reads.

The DNC, Chuck Schumer, and Hakeem Jeffries have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump regarding his executive order to stop non-citizens from voting.

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The suit's introduction goes on to suggest Trump was 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."

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“The Executive Order seeks to impose radical changes on how Americans register to vote, cast a ballot, and participate in our democracy—all of which threaten to disenfranchise lawful voters and none of which is legal,” the Democrat lawsuit reads.

They repeatedly argue that requiring proof of citizenship is both an "unjustifiable" and "excessive burden."

As outlined in the EO, acceptable proof can be a passport, any document compliant with the Real ID Act of 2005, military identification, or a valid Federal or State government-issued photo ID, as long as citizenship status is documented on said official record.

That is what they consider a burden.

As RedState's Ward Clark writes, it seems less like a burden and more like common sense.

"A citizenship verification would seem to be a vital part of an overall election integrity program," he writes. "As would a requirement to show a state-issued photo identification before voting."

It's efforts like this on the part of the Democrat party that make it glaringly obvious why they spent four years absolutely flooding the United States with illegal immigrants. They don't want election integrity. They want the criminals who escaped into the country undetected to reward them with their votes.

Polling shows that most Americans of all political persuasions support voter ID and proof of citizenship requirements for elections. Just another 80-20 issue in which Democrats in Congress find themselves defending the wrong side.

Editor's Note: The Democrat Party has never been less popular as voters reject its globalist agenda.

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