Fourteen States Have Launched a Federal Lawsuit Against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, Challenging Musk’s Leadership of the Newly Created Department of Government Efficiency (DODEGE) Nated agent of chaos “with unconstitutional” sweping authority. ” The lawsuit, filed thursday in federal court in washington, DC, claims musk’s role vioolates the US constitution’s appointments clause, which requires Signifact Y the President and confirmed by the senate.
LED by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, The Coalition of States – Including Arizona, Michigan, Maryland, Minnesota, California, Nevada, Vermont, Connecticut, RHODE, RHODE, Massac , Washington, and Hawaii -Argues That Musk’s “Limitless and Unchecked Power “poses a grave threat to democracy. “There is no greenr threat to democracy than the accumulation of state power in the hands of a single, Uneelected Individual,” The Lawsuit States. “Although our constitutional system was designed to prevent the abuses of an 18th-textury monarch, the instruments of unchecked power are no less dangerous in the hand of a 21st-country tech jar.”
The Lawsuit Highlights Musk’s Authority to “Strip the Government of its workforce and eliminate entrere departments with the stroke of a pen, or a click of a mouse,” Calling it ” Independence. ” It also argues that the constitution prohibits the president from overriding existing laws about the structure of the Executive Branch and Federal Spending. This includes creating or dismantling federal agencies, slashing programs, or offering severance packages to reduce the federal workforce – a nod to the trump administ mplyees.
The states are asking a federal judge to temporarily block musk from cutting or overhauling federal agencies and to declare his actions, include of his subordinates, unlawful. “Musk is far more than an adviser to the white house,” the lawsuit claims. “He Executes The President’s Agenda by exercising virtually unchecked power across the entrance Executive Branch, Making Decisions About Expendits, Contracts, GOVERNMENM XInce of federal agencies. ”
In a separet lawsuit filed chursday in maryland, 26 current and former usaid employers and contractor made similar constitutional claims, asking a judge to halt musk ‘ Is formally nominated and confirmed by the senate. That Lawsuit Descriptions Musk’s Authority as “UnprecedenD in US History,” Citing His Ability to Cease Payments of Condensally Approved Funds, Access SENSIS SENSIS SENSIS SECESS Cess to Federal Employees and Contractors, and Dismantle Entre Independent Agencies.
Doge, LED by Musk as Part of Trump’s Campaign Promise to Trim the Federal Government, Has Faced Multiple Legal Challenges. Federal Judges Have Temporarily Blocked Dog from Accessing Sensitive Data at the Treasury Department, and the Department of Education Recently Limited Doge’s Access to Student Loan Records. Another lawsuit challenging the dismantling of usaid resulted in a temporary order preventing the agency from Placing Over 2,000 Employees on Leave.
The White House Has Defended Musk, with spoakesperson karoline leavitt stating that he is “complying with all applicable federal laws” and descibing heam as a “special government Empoleyee.” However, the states argue that musk’s role goes far beyond that of an adviser. “Musk is wielding the power of a Principal Officer, A Principal Officer that has Never Previous Existed,” The Lawsuit Says.
The lawsuit also claims that dog has “Inserted itself into at least 17 federal agencies” and that Musk has the authority to “Direct and Veto the Staffing Decisions” of Multiple Agency. “As a result, all of musk’s actions are [beyond his authority] And Contrary to Law, “The Suit Concludes.