Colorado filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after it relocated the U.S. Space Command headquarters to Alabama.
“President Trump’s decision to move U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to punish the State of Colorado for allowing eligible voters to vote by mail is unconstitutional,” the lawsuit argues. The filing claimed that President Trump’s decision was rooted in his criticism that Colorado participates in “mail-in voting.”
“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 lawsuit states. “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.”
“Space Command coming to Huntsville? Count on it,” Alabama Governor Kay Ivey wrote on X in August. “Huntsville was already chosen once before as the home for U.S. Space Command — and for good reason. I remain confident that Alabama is the right place for this mission to take root and thrive.”
In September, President Trump confirmed, “I am thrilled to report that the U.S. Space Command headquarters will move to the beautiful locale of a place called Huntsville, Alabama.”
If the move is permitted, the lawsuit says, President Trump’s “action here would fundamentally alter the balance of power between the States and the federal government and the Constitution’s foundational structure. Future Presidents, Republican and Democratic alike, could use the same tactics and wield the Executive’s vast powers to punish States, for example, for imposing stringent voter identification laws or for not permitting mail-in or early voting or for not redistricting congressional districts to the President’s liking.”
