EPISODE · May 15, 2026 · 24 MIN
Trump’s Voting Power Grab Hits Court | TMP #1050
from The Tony Michaels Podcast · host Tony Michaels
Send us Fan MailTrump’s March 31 executive order on mail voting and voter lists is now being challenged in federal court, with Democrats and civil rights groups arguing the president exceeded his constitutional authority over elections. At the same time, Louisiana lawmakers are moving to redraw congressional lines after the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais decision, with the state Senate passing a bill that would eliminate one of Louisiana’s two majority-Black congressional districts.This is not just another voting-rights story.This is a constitutional stress test.Who controls the voter lists?Who controls mail ballots?Who draws the districts?Who gets represented?Who gets erased?Today’s show uses Trump’s voting executive order and Louisiana’s redistricting fight as the anchor example for a bigger argument: the Constitution does not defend itself. It gives people tools. Democracy survives only when people use them.In the second half, Tony Michaels breaks down the machinery of power: executive power, courts, state legislatures, congressional weakness, independent media, and the working-class consequences of weakened representation.Main argument:The chaos does not come from people resisting. The chaos comes from power testing the guardrails.Read more at The Coffman Chronicle and get the full show for paid subscribers.Rumble: https://rumble.com/v79weg6-trump-attempts-voting-power-grab-tmp-1050.htmlThe Coffman Chronicle: https://www.thecoffmanchronicle.com/Pocket Constitution: https://thecoffmanchronicle.kit.com/pocket-constitutionSupport the show
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Send us Fan Mail Trump’s March 31 executive order on mail voting and voter lists is now being challenged in federal court, with Democrats and civil rights groups arguing the president exceeded his constitutional authority over elections. At the same time, Louisiana lawmakers are moving to redraw congressional lines after the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais decision, with the state Senate passing a bill that would eliminate one of Louisiana’s two majority-Black congressional districts. T...
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