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Trump fired all three remaining members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on Thursday, abruptly disabling the only federal agency devoted solely to election administration at a moment when Trump has sought to reshape federal voting rules.
The two Democratic commissioners, Thomas Hicks and Benjamin Hovland, were notified by email. “On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as Commissioner of the Election Assistance Commission is terminated, effective immediately. Thank you for your service,” the email said. It was signed by Morgan DeWitt Snow, deputy director of presidential personnel in the Executive Office of the President.
The third commissioner, Republican Christy McCormick, was allowed to resign, according to three sources within the agency. McCormick declined to comment when reached by phone. The agency’s fourth commissioner, Republican Donald Palmer, voluntarily departed the agency earlier this year to join the Heritage Foundation.
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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!!
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.
Was there always a lack of repercussions to illegal actions or were administrations playing nice for the most part?
Oh my god how much more evidence do you need to acknowledge they’re in on it?
I’m not following, are you saying the judges are? This administration? All previous administrations and this one?
Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden along with Ginsberg, Schumer, Pelosi, McConnell and more.
They serve corporations, billionaires and Israel. They don’t give a fuck about you.
But not just anyone… The court said he couldn’t fire that guy from the fed, cause that’s clearly the only important thing that the president needs oversight on /s. Despite the fact that he’s destroying the economy other ways. It’s all fucking ridiculous
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.
Plug the holes of centuries of murder and pillage? Can you fix all the countries you’ve invaded or couped since WWII? Can you bring back all the dead fisherman or those 200 little girls trump killed this year? Can you bring back all the Iraqis, Afghanis, Vietnamese or Koreans?
Death to America.
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Very ironic username.
How original of you.
And validated as just fine by the unelected supreme court.
Good times.
To be fair, a democracy is normally a system where the people elect a smaller group of representives to make decisions for them.
I don’t think any country has implemented a full direct democracy where the entire population votes on everything.
switzerland seems to be pretty close to direct democracy.
Democracy requires public commitment, but people will always choose what benefits them in the shortest expanse at the cost of long term benefits.
When the ancient greeks who layed the groundwork can pinpoint the cycle to a fault, isn’t that a sign of a system that is dubious at best in its performance?
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.
Always was.
Never bought into the whole America #1. Maybe in the Olympics.
Anyway, good luck, 'Murica. Time to fight or die for realsies.
We were never #1 but we weren’t a 3rd world shithole like it’s rapidly becoming. I get people hate us and want to be edgy but its just not remotely the case
Don’t wish the death and slavery empire good luck, lol. Death to America.
There are two Americas in that country and I’m rooting for the better half.
Which half genocided Korea?
Let me guess, the ones out on the streets protesting for world peace? How cynical and disingenuous can you be.
It doesn’t matter if half the country feels bad whenever America does some horrible evil shit lol. The output is the same.
🌎🧑🚀🔫👨🚀
Statements like this make me think you haven’t been paying attention.
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.
Umm excuse me. Who the hell do you think you are calling us a third world. That label belongs to shit whole countries didn’t you hear our lord and DT say so about another country. How dare you accuse us of being like THEM.
Okay I can only act like that so much before I start to vomit. All jokes aside we are more in line with a 4th world (even if there is no such thing) instead of a 3rd world. I still can believe this motherfucker got elected TWICE.
Unfortunately but least you have a good mindset while things are pearshaped in their current way. It feels like that lately even in Canada (for world situation). Like who the hell lets a leader stay in after starting a war and losing it? Seriously, that’s balls. Let alone losing all soft power the country had. You’d almost think he was working for a select few…
I hope things improve one day, but world order is definitely not the same now. Perhaps for the better but things were calmer before is all.
Heh like a bit from Dune, people got too soft, ended up the fremen were enough to let Paul be emperor and change everything by becoming ruler. The philosophy from that story really shows for it anyways. Power doesn’t necessarily corrupt, it attracts those who are corruptable to do what they want. Huh, I just typed it differently and understood what the author meant. Neat cause it’s way more accurate. Also hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, no one that wants to be president should ever be given the position. Same idea, different stories but works still.
This was the plan from the beginning. Don’t act surprised now or when there are armed men at polling stations on Election Day.
Dude is trying to steal the next election and install himself as king, amd we’re all just shrugging our shoulders. Let’s see how that works out for us.
If anyone has the chance to kill him, they should absolutely kill him.
I know that probably violates some terms of use or whatever, but it is my political opinion and is based on established American political thoery.
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” - Thomas Jefferson
Probably how it’s working out for Russian citizens.
We’re a pretty stupid and servile society of people. I don’t see that going well for us going forward.
So he’d have to overturn the 22nd amendment.
Let’s say he does.
Plot twist: Obama runs against him.
Plot twist: one drop law passed so only 100% white people can run
Plot delay: 1 year lost arguing how white italians and irish are
Plot double cross: everybody is disqualified
Plot triple twist USSupreme Court rules that only Asians descended from the Caucus mountains are white and can run so Madami wins.
Who says such a scenario even bothers with an erection?
Who says such a scenario even bothers with an erection?
I doubt he can get it up anymore.
lets dont see, and get up off the couch to do what it takes to remove him
Time to buy that popcorn stock.
That will save my 401k!
best I can do is 40K
Any bets on Kalshi about when his arteries call it quits?
Who cares what a bunch of addicts think?
Hey, people have been betting on Kalshi using insider knowledge. I was hoping that somebody in his inner circle is placing bets that gives us any indication on his cardiovascular fitness.
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
Doubtful anyone near him has a spine. They all fold faster than superman on laundry day. Even when it harms them.
he’s setting himself up for a coup from a general, at this point it could really happen
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Can’t win because you’re shit? Cheat.
- Republican Party Saying
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
Well they haven’t found fraud yet, have they? They need to be replaced with people who will find “fraud”, who will get the necessary votes, and disregard votes where there were “illegal immigrants” …… you can tell because they speak Spanish
Seems petty on the surface, but doesnt that leave the democrats able to apply for unemployment, while the Republicans can’t because they resigned?
Directly from the authoritarian playbook
“It’s a COOKbook?!?”
Nah the ones with the cookbook are on the opposite side of the political spectrum
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.
Free elections…Russian style
Who has ‘Americans will do nothing to stop it’ on their bingo card?
I won bingo, 77 years ago buddy.
get back on the reward line!it’s basically free space in the center of all our cards
Either won’t stop it or actively encourage it.
Ah and so it begi… ends.
America is cooked
We were already cooking in 2008 and people were so excited about Obama they didn’t care to notice how the biggest things that happened during his administration were: legally requiring American citizens to become paying customers of health insurance companies, expansion of government and corporate surveillance and bailing out of billion dollar corporations.
