On his first day in office, Donald Trump will issue a wide range of executive orders, touching on topics including civil rights, immigration, trade, capital punishment, and more. These are just the first dozen or so of what might be hundreds of executive orders over the next week. As Politico says, these orders "represent an unprecedented show of executive force and a desire to circumvent Congress in order to reshape everything from the economy to the health services people can access while incarcerated."

While we should not expect much, if any, pushback on these executive orders from the Republican-controlled Congress, there is one group of elected officials who are well-positioned to challenge Trump's executive orders: Democratic state attorneys general.

The 24 Democratic state attorneys general have the legal standing, resources and knowledge to throw spanners in the wheels of Trump's executive orders. They can do exactly what Republican state attorneys general were able to repeatedly do the Biden administration: slow down, whittle away at, stop, and even reverse many of President Biden's executive orders.

While success in these lawsuits may seem far-fetched given that conservatives dominate the Supreme Court, it is worth remembering that Trump lost many cases in Republican-dominated courts during his first term. Trump and his team like to push legal limits that often go beyond even what conservative jurists are willing to accept. Further, the Supreme Court does not actually rule on very many cases, with most decisions being made in lower courts that are far less friendly to Trump. Finally, even if many of the challenges brought by Democratic attorneys general end up failing, they will at least slow the Trump administration down, and siphon away resources which the Trump administration could have used on other political battles.

As Democratic state attorneys general are considering legal action against the Trump administration–which they most definitely are–it is important for them to know that lots of regular Americans have their back. It is for that reason that I am asking you to sign this petition urging Democratic state attorneys general to sue Trump as much as possible. I will deliver the signatures electronically to the office of my state attorney general, Letitia James.

Add your name to tell Democratic state attorneys general: Please challenge Donald Trump's executive actions in court as much as is possible. We will support you if you do.

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