Judge blocks Trump's order requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Earlier this month, the GOP-led House of Representatives, mostly along party lines, passed the SAVE Act.
57% : " On March 25, Trump signed his Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections executive order, which mandates voter ID and documentary proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.
49% : "Our Constitution entrusts Congress and the States -- not the President -- with the authority to regulate federal elections," the judge wrote in a 120-page opinion, while noting that Congress is currently debating legislation -- the SAVE Act -- that would require showing proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.
33% : "No statutory delegation of authority to the Executive Branch permits the President to short-circuit Congress's deliberative process by executive order," wrote Kollar-Kotelly. White House spokesperson Harrison Fields said in a statement: "President Trump will keep fighting for election integrity, despite Democrat objections that reveal their disdain for commonsense safeguards like verifying citizenship.

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