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April 8, 2025
Trump Assumes Unheard-of Powers in Ordering Federal Overhaul of Elections
By Marta Steele
"In one of his many bold, sweeping and likely unconstitutional gestures, President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order that purports to 'protect election integrity.' Many experts have already charged that it constitutes a clear abuse of power that flagrantly exceeds the presidentâs allotted authority." Multiple lawsuits have already been filed against the EO.
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"In one of his many bold, sweeping and likely unconstitutional gestures, President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order that purports to 'protect election integrity.' Many experts have already charged that it constitutes a clear abuse of power that flagrantly exceeds the presidentâs allotted authority." Multiple lawsuits have already been filed against the EO.
Marta Steele is an author/editor/blogger who has been writing for Opednews.com since 2006. She is also author of the 2012 book "Grassroots, Geeks, Pros, and Pols: The Election Integrity Movement's Nonstop Battle to Win Back the People's Vote, 2000-2008" (Columbus, Free Press) and a member of the Election Integrity movement since 2001. Her original website, WordsUnLtd.com, first entered the blogosphere in 2003. She recently became a senior editor for Opednews.com. She has in the past taught college and worked as a full-time as well as freelance reporter. She has been a peace and election integrity activist since 1999. Her undergraduate and graduate educational background are in Spanish, classical philology, and historical and comparative linguistics. Her biography is most recently listed in "Who's Who in America" 2019 and in 2018 she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Who's Who.