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JUST IN: A federal judge has halted parts of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that sought to boost requirements that Americans show documents proving their citizenship when registering to vote. cnn.it/3Yea7Fo

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No one's going to enforce it. I don't understand why people are getting excited about these judgments. They don't mean anything at this point in time. People are out here hoping China and Canada come to our rescue.

No, it isn't. It blocks Trump's Executive Order requiring proof of citizenship, ie the bit where your birth certificate and passport must have same name (to stop women voting). The SAVE act is going thru Congress, so is legal. But the EO of Trump is not as he has no authority on voting rights.

It has only made it thru House so far. Call your Senators and encourage a NO vote on S128. Tell them it hurts seniors and women and is a violation of 24th Amendment as it requires people to get docs that cost money. It is a poll tax.

Especially if your Senator is a GOPer. Or Chuck Schumer, which is much the same thing. There are some GOP senators who are beginning to see how damaging this whole shitshow is for their chances of remaining Senators. Which is all they are interested in.

Getting tired of these arguments. How many times do we have to prove we are a citizen before these paranoid conspiracy dickwads stop harassing us?

But the EO is very similar to the SAVE Act which has already made it through the House. It now moves to the Senate (S.128). Call Senators to encourage a NO vote on it. Tell them it is esp discriminatory toward women and is also a poll tax as it requires people to obtain documents that cost money.

100%. Call and tell your Senators that (it has only made it thru the House so far. The bill number in the Senate in S128) Tell them it violates the 24th Amendment which outlawed poll taxes (not that GOP members of Congress care much about the constitution these days.) 😢

This is a significant development in the ongoing debate over voter registration. It raises questions about access to voting and the balance between security and inclusion. What do you think this means for future elections?