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pat_k

(12,885 posts)
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 12:27 AM Saturday

I think Thune just told the felon he doesn't have the votes to go nuclear to get his SAVE act passed. [View all]

And the felon is having a MAJOR tantrum!

Trump: ‘There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!’
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-there-will-be-voter-i-d-for-the-midterm-elections-whether-approved-by-congress-or-not/

President Donald Trump suggested he would issue an executive order attempting to impose a nationwide photo ID requirement for voting, a requirement to show proof of citizenship for registration, and a ban on mail voting ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Such an order would likely be blocked by courts, but if it stood, it would stand to disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.

Following the House’s passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) America Act Wednesday, Trump took to Truth Social late Friday afternoon to suggest that if the Senate doesn’t send him the bill, he’ll take unilateral action. Senate Democrats have said they’re committed to preventing the measure from becoming law.
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I suspect this EO will never actually materialize. It has the ring of other angry threats to do this or that "shortly" that have gone by the wayside. Of course, sycophants may come up with some bullshit EO to placate him, but if they do, I would be SHOCKED if it weren't universally rejected by the courts -- including SCOTUS.
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