Federal judge blocks Trump election order, siding with Oregon, Washington
Election integrity questions persist as states navigate federal mandates and voter confidence.
The press is treating this ruling as a clean win for “voting rights,” as if asking for citizenship proof is inherently suspect. That framing skips an obvious reality: elections are not just expressive exercises. They are systems, and systems depend on verification.
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A federal judge in Washington state on Friday permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a 2025 executive order that sought to require voters prove citizenship and that all ballots
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The press is treating this ruling as a clean win for “voting rights,” as if asking for citizenship proof is inherently suspect. That framing skips an obvious reality: elections are not just expressive exercises. They are systems, and systems depend on verification.
Oregon and Washington argue the federal government is overreaching. But immigration is federal, and so is the obligation to protect the integrity of federal elections. Blocking a citizenship check while insisting the public simply trust the process is an odd posture in an era when confidence is already thin.
Conservatives aren’t chasing hurdles for lawful voters. The point is rule of law, public trust, and basic verification for something as consequential as choosing national leadership. If courts want stability, they should not make election integrity sound like a partisan impulse rather than a foundational requirement.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.