They're not even going to pretend to count the votes, are they?
They can count???
They don't count as politicians because they don't count the voters. They are something else.
Hahahahhahhahhahahhha, no.
They will definitely pretend to count the votes.
There's TONS of ELECTION FRAUD so we need to FIRE the ONLY people who's ENTIRE JOBS are to MONITOR these Crimes!
-Republicans LITERALLY!
"there's tons of election fraud and these people didn't find it so they need to be fired"
You need to use your imagination a bit more buddy.
"Maybe you do not care much about the future of the Republican Party. You should. Conservatives will always be with us. If conservatives become convinced that they can not win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy."
David Frum
The fact that we didn't imprison him and every other Bush lackey is a big part of why we're in our current situation
I'd argue it was the failure to prosecute the separatists following the Civil War that was the original sin. The laws and precedents that would've been set in the process of prosecuting Confederate leaders and political supporters would've prevented a lot of the should-be-illegal insurectionist actions that have been ignored as "performative" for decades
i think it's so funny how americans think they live in a democracy while one guy just fires whomever he wants.
Yeah we in the rest of the world call that a "dictatorship" m'dudes.
It was a lot easier to believe the illusion before the Orange Don.
i think it's so funny how americans think they live in a democracy
Not just any 'ol democracy, but the bestest one ever!!1!!
It would be incredible and one hell of a historic moment if the Orange Pedophile's reign, which has exposed all our system's flaws, actually resulted in us plugging those holes and updating our political machine to prevent this all from happening again.
But the bottom line is that would require voter action and Americans are dogshit stupid.
i would wholeheartedly wish such a change for you guys.
Was there always a lack of repercussions to illegal actions or were administrations playing nice for the most part?
I'm guessing like with other actions some federal judge will ask to reinstate them when it's far too late
There was a supreme court decision during the current administration that basically said the president can't be held accountable. It's completely insane.
There were repurcussions most of the time until Nixon got pardoned. Grant got a speeding ticket on a horse from a beat cop who knew exactly who he was, and Grant paid the ticket. But after Nixon, all bets were off.
This is not a red flag in any way...
Called it. As soon as the Supreme Court gave their ruling on hiring/firing within independent agencies, I figured the FEC/EAC would be screwed. Godddamn, I hate this administration.
they saw midterms were going to crucify gop and trump, so they had to act quick.
Midterms are still going to crucify gop and trump, tho probably only metaphorically speaking
Welp.
We lived long enough to see America become a 3rd world shithole.
Edit: Don't care if I get banned. This traitor's head needs to be on a pike.
Statements like this make me think you haven't been paying attention.
The Commission is tasked with testing and certification but they're supposed to report to Congress every two years, handle federal funds, and handle communication on laws, procedures, etc.
Based on this news, Trump is so desperate to avoid accountability that he doesn't even want to hold a pretend election, like North Korea does.
This is it. His big move. It's all out in the open now and the endgame is midterms. C'mon citizens of all stripes, choose neighbourhood reps to watch and video all the polling booths on election day. You'll need that insurance.
I never thought in my lifetime the United States would need "International Observers".
Yeah that's for countries that don't respect democracy, not.... Oh nevermind.
I'm not sure the last time I saw the phrase international observers offhand (I am sure it's happened but just missed it) but they are definitely needed in that country. They seem to be degrading themselves to third world, in function if not by cold war meaning.
Really interested to know why nobody near this guy has any spine whatsoever.
Easy, they're conservatives/regressives.
Plenty of people near him have a spine. They just aren't your friends
Almost nothing in voting is done by executive agencies so the vote stealing impact of this is going to be more indirect.
Maybe destroying this agency is to try to give a parallel fascist agency validity. Or maybe he thinks he can nominate Jared and Ivanka as Democrats. Or maybe he just doesn't want states to get federal election aid so the system is more vulnerable.
he's setting himself up for a coup from a general, at this point it could really happen
Fired the Democrat, but "allowed the Republican to resign". That is some petty shit. Not that it surprises me coming from Trump and the hairs he has hanging on to his balls like DeWitt.
Can't wait to see how much phantom voter fraud his administration uncovers exclusively in states run by people Trump personally doesn't like. With no mention of how they know there is any fraud to begin with since it seems like they have fired everyone on the Federal side that had any direct insight into elections with this announcement.
I'm sure someone in the media will get right on that line of thought when the time comes. /s
This was the plan from the beginning. Don’t act surprised now or when there are armed men at polling stations on Election Day.
What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms.
Thomas Jefferson
Who has 'Americans will do nothing to stop it' on their bingo card?
it's basically free space in the center of all our cards
Can't win because you're shit? Cheat.
At this point we cannot accept ANY outcome other than Democratic control of both houses. If somehow that isn’t the reported result it is clearly because of all of this bullshit and should NOT be accepted under any circumstances.
The options are either we win or it’s rigged. Period.
Drump is one of the most hated presidents in US history, seriously none of this will work out in the favor of the Republican party. Fuel shortages start soon, all thanks to Trump's economy.
So maybe I’m stupid but don’t states run elections? Why would they need anything from the feds? Like shouldn’t the feds just be completely gone in all ways during state run elections?
I must be missing something here, will this even matter?
It is mainly handled by the states, thankfully. This commission is actually fairly new and was designed to basically streamline things. So the US can technically live without it.
Trump is just getting desperate.
Well… shit.
I’m running out of exasperated responses. This will have to do for now.
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