Bondi labelling Molotov cocktails as potential weapons of mass destruction isn’t just random hyperbole. It brings into question whether or not the government will go to massive excessive extremes.
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Eventually, words become weapons of mass destruction.
WTAF?
Real fans of the constitution know that we are supposed to have one branch of government
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It’s like the Trinity
Trump signs another EO targeting another law firm
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-03-25/trump-signs-executive-order-against-law-firm-jenner-block
Divert tax dollars to pay Insurrectionists
An admittedly leftist take on the election EO, but I think it is correct about what should be viewed as the illegality of it:
President Trump Issues Dangerous Executive Order That Would Shift to Presidency More Power Over the Conduct of Federal Elections and Potentially Disenfranchise Millions of Voters
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Bbc has similar concerns. Basically make it harder to vote
And again, part of the issue isn’t whether or not it should be harder to vote, but rather the fact that the President doesn’t have the authority to set those rules for the states. Congress has the right to have some input in federal elections, but it has to be a law not an EO.
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I’ve seen an estimate that as much as 9% of the electorate doesn’t have ready access to proof of citizenship, so it’s a practical problem, too, not just a problem of presidential overreach.
(Probably mostly women who changed their name when they married, and no longer live near the municipality or county that can document that.)
How do you prove citizenship in the US?
Passport
Birth Certificate
?
But this is all mostly typical Trump’esque performative nonsense because you have to register to vote (and the local authority would have your information)
Your local authority doesn’t have your proof of citizenship. I’m registered in a different state than I was born in and did so without my birth certificate. I subsequently got my RealID and did get my birth certificate for that, but green card holders can also get a Real ID so that presumably is not proof of citizenship.
Yup, those 2 work.
I was born in New York City, but I don’t live there anymore - I’m in a different state now.
I’m able to request a new copy of my birth certificate online. It’s not difficult.
From the Connecticut Drivers License document checklist:
That’s a little broader than proof of citizenship, admittedly…but birth certificate and passport are the two primary documents.
Only 51% of Americans have a passport (up considerably from pre-9/11 days, due to evolution in the requirements to enter from Canada and Mexico).
And, of course, if you don’t have a suitable birth certificate, it can be challenging to nearly impossible to get another, depending on the circumstances and state of birth.
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And if your name doesn’t match the name on your birth certificate, it can be awkward. And a very large fraction of adults have legally changed their names and their current photo ID doesn’t match their birth certificate.
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The US standardized birth certificate numbers in the 1940s. I was born 30 years after that, in the US, but the number on mine doesn’t comply with the standards so when I got my Real ID, I wasn’t able to fill out the required forms on a computer and needed someone to manually override it.
Plus you’ve got the crazy stuff like Chicago saying that since only those listed on the birth certificate (you and the listed birth parents) can get a copy, you may need to provide proof that you’re who you say you are to get one. So … you may need a DL or passport to get a copy of your birth certificate? Here’s from the Cook Co website:
Include the following items in your mail order:
- a completed Birth Certificate Request Form (be sure to include your phone number)
- a photocopy of your photo identification (click here for acceptable forms of ID)
Also, the price to get the documentation can be non-actuarial high - $54 in MA if you try to order online, for instance.
This is all trying to make things difficult for people, but it doesn’t seem to me to be that much of a stretch to expect people to have a copy of their birth certificate unless they literally can’t afford the $50 or so to get it.