Colorado filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Oct. 29, alleging that it was “unconstitutional” to relocate the U.S. Space Command headquarters to Alabama.
On Sept. 2, the Trump administration announced it was moving the Space Command from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville, Alabama.
“When issuing his decision, the president could not have been clearer about his motivations, announcing that ’the problem I have with Colorado‘ is that ’they do mail-in voting’ and that this ‘played a big factor’ in the decision,” the lawsuit states.
“The Constitution does not permit the executive to punish or retaliate against states for lawfully exercising sovereign powers reserved for the states, as President Trump and the Executive Branch have unlawfully done here.”
The 21-page lawsuit names President Donald Trump, the Department of Defense, War Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Department of the Air Force, and Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink.
It did not list the Department of Defense by its updated name, which is the Department of War.
“The president has indicated that this action is only the start and that he will order further executive action to coerce Colorado and other states to end mail-in voting,” the lawsuit said.
“He has demanded that states, like Colorado, that allow mail-in voting, must do what the Federal Government, as represented by the President of the United States, tells them, FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COUNTRY, to do.”
The White House defended its decision to move the headquarters.
“President Trump chose Huntsville to house Spacecom during his first term—it was Joe Biden who made the politically-motivated decision to relocate the headquarters to Colorado,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly wrote in a statement to The Epoch Times on Oct. 30.
“The Air Force’s merit-based decision of Huntsville is a win for national security and displays President Trump’s commitment to securing the United States’ global dominance.
“This location puts them in the best situation to improve readiness and protect our national interests while providing the necessary infrastructure capacity, community support, cost effectiveness, and more.”
The Trump administration predicted the relocation would bring more than 30,000 jobs to Alabama and “hundreds of billions” of dollars in investment.
Trump has criticized states that have mail-in voting and said it contributes to “massive voter fraud.”
Colorado’s mail-in voting system began in 2013. Registered voters can cast ballots via mail, at a drop-off box, or in person.
“Since the system was put in place in 2013, there is not a shred of evidence that the outcome of any election within Colorado has been altered by fraud,” the lawsuit said.
While Colorado claims that voter fraud didn’t affect the outcome of an election, the state has experienced voter fraud involving its mail-in ballot system.
