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.
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?