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[–] regedit@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 hour ago

Republicans will lose so thoroughly in November that any attempt at casting doubt on the results of elections will be laughable, no matter the states propensity to vote Republican. We've already seen areas that went to tRump in 2024 by, like 23pts, go to Democrat candidates by a similar margin. That's a -40pt swing in some tRump country elections. That's not poling. Those are special election results.

I think the war he started is only going to intensify the swing by then. At least that's the hope-ium I'm snorting off the toilet seat of this current timeline. In actuality, November will be the last hope for this dying republic and how far gone 1/3 of the population appears to be.

All I know is every reporter that can put questions to tRump need to relentlessly call him out for his mail-in voting, his family's mail-in voting, and reduce any attempt by Faux 'News' to clip positive soundbites, impossible. Drive down into the states rights thought and hit back at Republican voters and candidates with their own arguments. Not to shame or berate them on their past voting choices, but to side with them against any Republican betraying the principles they claim to espouse.

If we successfully vote in a super majority, we must relentlessly canvass communities and hound our reps to demand a change to the whole first-past-the-post method of voting. A lot of our political frustrations can be abated locally, all the way up to national, with this change! If they refuse to support it in any capacity, run progressive candidates to challenge these measured-opposition Democrats and forcefully remove the do-nothing Schumer's of this rotted party/system. No more capitulation to a party. No more hemming and hawing after they're sworn in. Nothing else can be fixed until we replace the system that's used to pick our elected leaders and we have given them ample opportunities to save this country and the party.

[–] meme_historian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 hours ago

The notion that any aspect of a presidential election can be regulated through executive orders by the current sitting president would be laughed out of the room in any halfway functional democracy.

Might as well do away with the charade and call them royal decrees

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 111 points 14 hours ago (5 children)

The actual details are bonkers

According to the Daily Caller, the executive order would require the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to compile a list of verified U.S. citizens in each state who are eligible to vote. DHS would undertake the effort with the Social Security Administration, the Daily Caller wrote, citing a White House fact sheet.

The U.S. Postal Service would then be required under the order to only send mail-in ballots to voters who appear on the list, according to the Daily Caller. Election authorities in each state typically send out mail ballots to voters, not the Postal Service.

Aside from being blatantly illegal, I bet if you dig into this you will find that the contracts have been given to all of Musk's friends, using all the SSA data they stole

[–] Asafum@lemmy.world 28 points 10 hours ago

Oops a "technical glitch" accidentally removed all Democrats. Can't redo the election though, sorry. We'll do better Next Time™©®

[–] bluemellophone@lemmy.world 17 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

“Get absolutely fucked”

-the good people of Oregon

[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 8 points 10 hours ago

Though highly contested, a Supreme Court ruling sidesteps the electoral process, disqualifying popular presidential candidates from several states.

-Shattered Union intro

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 9 points 11 hours ago

100% this is all Musk/Russia

[–] CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Isn’t USPS set to collapse very soon? I was surprised when I got a flyer in the mail they were hiring. I live in a state that ONLY does mail in voting too so I’m double confused/worried about this

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

The USPS financial situation is complicated. It has a legal monopoly on first-class letter delivery, but that is less and less valuable every year as more simple communications move to the Internet. And it is also the only government agency that not only has to fund its own retirement benefits for its employees, but has to plan to put money away now to help cover retirement needs over the next 75 years.

Take away that retirement funding mandate, which no other agency has, and the USPS is profitable most years.

Making things worse is that the USPS has its own debt limit, separate from the Federal debt limit, which it is right up against right now.

So yes, they lose money, but mainly due to constraints set by Congress, that no other agency has.

Analysis here: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-us-postal-services-fiscal-crisis/

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago

My local usps has had a broken front window for about 6 months. It’s covered with plywood with no signs of planned repair.

The building was broken into about 2 months ago and a number of PO Boxes were severely damaged.

They want to kill off everything except police enforcement.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 85 points 14 hours ago (4 children)

Bitch, YOU just voted by mail!

[–] riskable@programming.dev 31 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

To be fair, Trump voting at all is super sketchy.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 29 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

He’s a felon, but they allow felons to vote in Florida.

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 9 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

What? Felons should be allowed to vote, they are still citizens ..

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 10 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

I agree in every case except Donald Trump.

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[–] Red0ctober@lemmy.world 14 points 13 hours ago

They do, after an onerous and capricious process that can end in an "I don't feel like giving you that right back".

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 22 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

And his excuse was because work was important. Which is exactly why everyone else wants this.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

I wish golf was my work.

Not really.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

Kinda makes you just want to beat the ever hating snott out of a fat overgrown adult oompa loompa, doesn't it?

Now for legal reasons, I'm NOT advocating for violence against the president.

Buuuuuut, hypothetically, just hypothetically, I imagine the fist to face ratio would deliver a very satisfying crunch on your knuckles, if you WERE to punch a 34x convicted felon. Hypothetically, you'd likely have an orange fist after the sun tan wipes off on your hand. Hypothetically, this unnamed 34x felon with bizarely orange suntan, would likely make a satisfying crumple onto the ground. But it's ok, because this unidentified unnamed hypothetical example is ALSO a pedophile, with pending sexual assault charges pending, involving minors. Hypothetically, this is a man who destroyed childrens innocence, took their childhood from them, and then was forced daily to see their abuser on tv facing no consequences. At times even bragging about their crimes. Hypothetically. So punching this hypothetical monster of a "human" would not only be justified, it would be a god damn patriotic thing to do, to confront someone who raped American children. So hypothetically, if you broke their nose while punching their face, I imagine you would instantly become a national hero and icon.

..........guys! I want to punch trump in his stupid face.

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[–] TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com 9 points 13 hours ago

And his wife, and his son, and probably his entire family…

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[–] ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 74 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Trump has told Republicans that they will lose the November midterm elections if they don't pass the bill and crack down on mail-in voting.

You know, any normal person might take such confidence that they'll lose an election as a sign that maybe they're doing the wrong things.

[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 hours ago

It’s about power.

[–] plz1@lemmy.world 31 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Nope, they take it as a sign of not doing enough wrong things.

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[–] BC_viper@lemmy.world 42 points 13 hours ago (4 children)
[–] zd9@lemmy.world 12 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Congratulations! Welcome to... The List

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 4 points 8 hours ago

If everybody is on the list, nobody is on the list.

[–] BC_viper@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago

Well at least its not the epstein list.

[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 4 points 10 hours ago

It's times like these I'm glad I'm not on Reddit anymore.

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[–] Red0ctober@lemmy.world 52 points 14 hours ago

How 'bout them states rights? And small government? Lol

[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 15 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

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[–] TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com 26 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Good thing the constitution leaves it the states to conduct elections, not the federal government.

[–] mech@feddit.org 32 points 13 hours ago

Ah yes, the constitution has such a good track record stopping Trump.

[–] SirMaple__@lemmy.ca 13 points 13 hours ago
[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 19 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

It's comforting in some ways to see Trump make these desperate moves. It really shows the pressure is taking a toll on him and Republicans know it too.

[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 9 points 14 hours ago

His desperation makes me wonder if he'll do a big family annihilator thing before he's removed from power.

"I won the 2028 election! It was ME! But those Radical Left judges in the SCOTUS said I'm ineligible! Therefore, I'm going to do what I was planning for my next term in only the next few months! Every living thing in Iran will be DEAD before the week is out! Same with the Radical Left cities like Chicago and Los Angeles! No survivors, no prisoners! Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

[–] iamthetot@piefed.ca 4 points 12 hours ago

desperate moves

These aren't "desperate moves." These are just... the moves. Like, this was the plan. This was always the plan. It's not out of desperation, it's out of design.

[–] warbosstodd@piefed.social 11 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah. That’s not how Executive Orders work.

[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

Hasn't stopped agencies from enforcing or following them, states from following them, or law enforcement from adhering to them.

He is given the power the other branches of the government and states give him, and they all give him everything.

Lots of the executive orders have no legal standing, where he has no authority over what they change. Yet here we are.

[–] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

The ballot drop boxes are not affected and can be used instead.

[–] PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 10 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Sure, but also fuck this noise:

the executive order would require the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to compile a list of verified U.S. citizens in each state who are eligible to vote.

And The Orange King just voted by mail himself.

[–] SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net 5 points 11 hours ago

Makes a person wonder what they really intend to do with that list…

[–] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 hours ago

Oh yeah, I didn't mean to imply that it was good.. but states could just have drop boxes instead and not give that info at all.

[–] Didntdoit71@feddit.online 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

An EO that's worth less, legally, than the paper it's written on. If the states fight it.

[–] Asafum@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

Whoops delay delay delay delay, would you look at that it's already midterms! Can't go change it now!

-Courts

[–] Nusm@peachpie.theatl.social 8 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Struck down by a court in 5... 4... 3...

[–] grue@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

Mark my words: this will go to SCOTUS just slowly enough that they'll use it as an excuse to decide it after the election, or at least that it'll be "too close" to the election for the ruling to apply.

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[–] patruelis@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago (4 children)

Can someone explain to me what this means for USA? (I'm not from USA and am not familiar with the system) To me, USA has a guide-only vote because the actual vote it's not by the people but by Electoral College which means the people don't actually vote. They vote for someone hoping that the elector will vote like them in turn, it's a trust me bro kind of situation.

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