President Donald Trump’s decision to relocate the U.S. Space Command to Alabama has the state of Colorado crying foul.
Space Command’s home base in Colorado Springs came to an end last month when the president announced the move to Huntsville, Alabama. Now the state of Colorado has filed a federal lawsuit claiming the action was politically motivated.
“The president could not have been clearer about his motivations for moving Space Command. He said Colorado’s mail-in voting system was a ‘big factor’ in his decision-making,” said Colorado’s Attorney General Phil Weiser, who filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking an injunction.
“The Constitution does not permit the Executive Branch to punish or retaliate against states for lawfully exercising powers reserved for them, such as the power to regulate elections. If we don’t take a stand now against this unconstitutional and unlawful decision, Colorado and other states that use mail-in voting will face further pressure or punishment unless they give up their constitutional authority,” said Weiser.
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Weiser claims the move “violates the Tenth Amendment, the Elections Clause, and the separation of powers.”
“Colorado has exercised its sovereign power to create and implement this voting system, as the Constitution expressly provides and as the Framers envisioned,” the lawsuit states. “Sovereignty means the freedom to choose, regardless of the President’s view about the wisdom, efficacy, or appropriateness of that judgment.”
The filing quoted Trump as saying his decision was influenced by Colorado’s mail-in voting, which “played a big factor” in his decision to make the move, which goes back to 2018.
“Former President Joe Biden overturned that decision in 2023, opting to keep it in Colorado at the urging of Gen. James Dickinson, who has served as Commander of U.S. Space Command since 2020. Dickinson argued that moving the headquarters would jeopardize military readiness, as it could take several years to build facilities equal to what they already have in Colorado,” CBS News reported.
Colorado is pushing back on Trump’s criticism of the state’s voting system.
“Colorado and other similar States impose strenuous security requirements, with detailed security auditing, to ensure free and fair elections,” according to the lawsuit. “The President’s claims that foreign countries and others print millions of illegal ballots is likewise completely false. President Trump’s statements and beliefs on mail-in voting are simply untethered from the facts.”
But White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told Fox News Digital in a statement that the president “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.”
“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,” Kelly said.
AG @pweiser is suing the Trump admin. for its unconstitutional decision to move U.S. Space Command HQ from Colo. Springs to punish our vote-by-mail system.
Colorado will not be bullied for protecting free and fair elections.
Read more: https://t.co/jke7O4T1v9#defendingcolorado pic.twitter.com/piqjS7G37D— Colorado Attorney General (@COAttnyGeneral) October 29, 2025
“The President’s decision thus offends the fundamental design of the Constitution in two ways, violating both federalism and separation-of-powers principles,” Colorado’s lawsuit alleges.
“If allowed to stand, the President’s action here would fundamentally alter the balance of power between the States and the federal government,” the complaint reads. “Future Presidents, Republican and Democratic alike, could use the same tactics to punish States.”
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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