13 states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal data
13 states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal data
Democratic attorneys general in several states are vowing to file a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal payment systems containing Americans’ sensitive personal information.
Summary
Thirteen Democratic attorneys general, led by New York’s Letitia James, plan to sue to block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing federal payment systems containing sensitive personal data.
Concerns include security risks and potential disruptions to Social Security and Medicare.
A federal judge ruled that only two Musk allies could have "read-only" access.
DOGE allegedly seeks control to halt payments to agencies like USAID.
Can states just arrest Elon Musk already? He's clearly broken laws and states are bound to follow federal law, so what are they waiting for? Fucking cowards.
If this administration dgaf about the rules thar should have prevented them from operating in such a manner what are the odds that they’ll give a damn about a suit and not just let it die in the courts? Especially seeing as that even were a suit to win, trump et al would just ignore it. We’re at the point that direct action is the only action that will stop this takeover.
that's what I am trying to figure out. They can sue him, they can declare what he is doing is illegal, but then what? Is the secret service or FBI going to get involved? Who is going to enforce this?
The whole chain of custody is fucked; we have no idea how compromised these unvetted teens with write access to these servers are.
On one hand, fucking finally. On another hand, only 13?
It's a good start, but it's too slow to react and even slower to enforce. The effectiveness of playing by the rules is limited when someone blatantly isn't.
(Not that I can suggest a better answer - this is entirely new ground)
The rest are hopefully waiting until Trump doesn't have the power to pardon Musky.
When will he or his successor ever not have that power?
Would it be easier to start the government from scratch? Asking for a friend.
That's what they're trying to do.
But like a good one please.
Was listening to a podcast about post Soviet Georgia and what Musk is going is eerily similar to what neoliberal wreckers did to that country. Replace all old guard government workers with people who bend the knee, dismantle anything that helps people (ie economic shock therapy), reentrench the church as a fundamental institution, and ramp up ethnonationalist sentiments.
Curious what the courts will do with this
DOGE in federal systems? Pure comedy. Elevating the man who turned Twitter into a cesspool of verification ticks to protector of Social Security data. Thirteen states finally waking up? Pathetic. Musk’s “efficiency” crusade is a ransomware attack wearing a taxpayer-funded suit. That read-only “compromise” is a farce—two fanboys with admin privileges might as well mail everyone’s medical records to Tesla HQ.
Democrats feigning outrage over leaks while their own databases hemorrhage data hourly. Predictable. DOGE isn’t the crisis—it’s the flashing neon sign that the whole system’s rigged. Next phase: Musk throttling USAID until Congress bankrolls his Martian suburb.
Progress now means letting oligarchs strip-mine public institutions for shitposts. Blockchain Medicare? Let’s fucking go. Watch the infrastructure implode in real-time.
Too late unfortunately.
Also suing them does nothing? The DOJ has been weaponized.
Going a step beyond non-violent protests would be better.
Civil suits are not in DOJ purview
I understand that, but I also don't expect this administration to play by ANY of the former rules or laws.
Defeatist mentality only helps nazi's.
Lmao fascist will never be stopped by paperwork
Right now the defeatest mentality is sitting around and asking nicely for our elected representatives to stop supporting a fascist agenda while they ignore us and keep supporting fascism.
Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives
I'm unfortunately not confident that the administration would respect a ruling that's not in their favor if it did happen. Will somebody actually enforce the ruling?
Exactly, they already got access....
should be 50…
... and we're going to get those hard drives back, right? And figure out what they did with that data, right?
Gee, WHICH STATES, AP?
Probably Texas, right, because they're big on their individual liberties, or so it says on their website. And of course Florida is big and tough, and Oklahoma loves to protect its people.
(Edit: I'm sure it's in the body of the article, I'm just saying these headlines about "# states do a thing" are clearly talking about red states or non-red states and they should just say so. the fact that they don't is utter shit.)
Thirteen Democratic attorneys general
First line of the summary, guy.
Joining [New York] in the statement were the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont.
No one is going to put all of that in a headline. Calm down.
I hope the states proactively do something to secure people against the breach. Are my life savings just going to go poof, without notice?
...I don't want my money to enrich Musk. Or fascism.
By the way, I stopped by my local bank to ask questions about what they can do. They said they can't do anything. However, they could give me physical Euros if I trade in my American Dollars. I think that I will do that. My gut says that the Dollar is a dead man walking. Plus, Elon can't steal physical money.