Summary

The Democratic National Committee and two other party committees have sued Trump over Executive Order 14215, which claims authority to seize control of the Federal Elections Commission.

The lawsuit argues this violates federal law and threatens free elections.

The order also claims power over other agencies including the SEC, FTC, and NLRB.

Democrats contend this executive overreach contradicts constitutional principles and a century of Supreme Court precedent upholding Congress’s authority to insulate certain agencies from presidential control.

  • @Ensign_Crab
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    3413 hours ago

    They should have protected democracy when they had a majority. Protecting the filibuster was more important.

    The filibuster that they aren’t using against trump’s agenda.

      • @Ensign_Crab
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        02 hours ago

        Wait… you mean to tell me that all of this was done without congress?

        I thought the president needed congressional approval if he wanted to take a shit. Or was that just Biden?

        • @TrueStoryBob
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          11 hour ago

          Filibuster only works against certain legislative pushes… usually only stuff that needs 60 votes (instead of a simple majority) in the Senate.