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It Can Now Be Plainly Said: Trump Is Planning a November Coup d’État

It Can Now Be Plainly Said: Trump Is Planning a November Coup d’État - Lemmy.ca

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/42694823 [https://infosec.pub/post/42694823] > > Trump has no power to “decree” that voters must present ID or to end mail-in balloting. But that doesn’t mean he can’t at least try both. Under the Insurrection Act or some other dusty statute, he can declare a state of emergency. Then he can decide that said state permits, nay requires, him to take extraordinary measures. On October 5, say, that might mean outlawing early voting. By October 13, it might mean no mail-in voting. By October 29, a reminder that all voters must present ID to vote. And by Sunday, November 1, two days before the election—an announcement that all these “reasonable” measures have alas failed, and he is now forced, against his will, to postpone the election.

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Optional Feb 27

Back in 2024, Kamala Harris and the Democrats struggled to convince voters that a second Donald Trump term would constitute a serious threat to democracy. We can debate the effectiveness of her, and their, rhetoric. But on a certain level, it was a hard argument to make because it was hypothetical.

On what planet was it hypothetical.

Honestly. It’s like everyone’s still using fucking Windows. Fuck levels critical.

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johncandy1812 Feb 27

He couldn’t have made his intentions any clearer. I think people just figured the Senate and the DOJ would keep him in check. They didn’t see him taking control of those to this extent.

Now people are about to find out just how much control he had over the military.

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GroundedGator

I had hoped that even the maga members of Congress still had enough spine and self respect to put the rule of law over the promise of power, influence, and the ability to shape their christo-facist state. What a naive fool.