Former GOP operative urges Trump to use emergency powers to reshape elections
Wayne Allen Root suggested to Donald Trump that a declared national-security emergency could bypass Congress and alter voting rules for the upcoming election.
During a broadcast on Real America’s Voice, Wayne Allen Root told Donald Trump that a presidential national-security emergency could be used to implement new voter-ID requirements, citizenship proof, and limits on mail-in ballots without needing Senate consent. He referenced the 1983 Supreme Court case INS v. Chadha, which restricts challenges to such emergencies to a supermajority vote in Congress. Trump appeared unfazed, replying that "stranger things have happened."
The article places this advice within a broader narrative of Republican attempts to influence elections, citing incidents from Nixon’s 1968 campaign to the 2000 Florida recount. It also notes recent actions by Trump’s administration, such as an executive order affecting ballot delivery and discussions of a voting task force. The author urges Democrats and state officials to prepare legal defenses and public education to safeguard the November vote.
Why it matters
The advice hints at a possible use of emergency powers to change voting rules, threatening election integrity.
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