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Pennsylvania Legislators Petition Supreme Court Over Biden's Election Executive Order

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A group of Pennsylvania state legislators have petitioned the Supreme Court for the right to sue President Biden over his election executive order. The legislators, consisting of 27 Republicans, are challenging Biden's March 2021 Executive Order 14019 on 'promoting access to voting.'

The lawmakers argue that the executive order is essentially a partisan effort to boost voter turnout among specific demographics to benefit the president's political party and re-election campaign. They contend that such actions by the executive branch are unconstitutional since Congress has not passed any laws authorizing such measures.

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