Trump’s election orders aren’t a constitutional crisis yet — 5 things that would trigger one
By Bob Cooper, COIFFE Director | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice
President Donald Trump has issued two sweeping executive orders on federal elections — covering citizenship verification, voter-registration records, and mail-in ballots. Dozens of states have pushed back. Federal courts have blocked some parts and allowed others. So the question everyone is asking: Is this a constitutional crisis?
The honest answer — the one that will hold up when the left tries to knock it down — is this: Not yet. But we are one or two bad decisions away from one. Here's what's really happening, and the five scenarios that would push us over the edge.
What Trump actually ordered
Two executive orders reshaped the fight:
Executive Order 14248 (March 25, 2025) — "Preserving and Protec...
