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Trump Runs into BRICK WALL with New DESPERATE Scheme
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February 24, 2026
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13:09Now PlayingAttorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian take listeners back to law school for a constitutional breakdown of who actually controls elections in the United States — and why Trump's push to "nationalize" voting is a power grab the founders never intended. The hosts walk through Article I, Section 4 (the Elections Clause), Article II on presidential electors, and the 10th Amendment's reservation of powers to the states, showing that while Congress can set national rules for federal elections, the president's role is limited to enforcing laws Congress passes — not dictating how states run their elections. They trace every major federal intervention in election history — the 15th Amendment (race), 19th (gender), 24th (poll taxes), 26th (voting age), the Voting Rights Act, the National Voter Registration Act — and note that every single one expanded access. None made it harder to vote. The attorneys then contrast that history with Trump's recent statements calling on Republicans to "take over" election administration in "at least 15 places," and lay out the actual numbers behind the noncitizen voting myth: out of 17.8 million votes cast in California in 2020, only 30 suspected noncitizens were flagged. In Orange County — the supposed flashpoint — just 17 noncitizens were found on the rolls since 2020, with eight self-reporting and canceling their own registrations. The hosts warn this isn't an isolated issue but part of a broader strategy to create roadblocks for voters less likely to support MAGA candidates.
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