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.

  • Jhex@lemmy.world
    26·
    17 days ago

    Trump has no power to “decree” that voters must present ID or to end mail-in balloting.

    But he can send ICE to polling stations and arrest anyone that looks like they would vote Democrat

    Americans hoping they can dig themselves out of this mess by voting are just continuing to push the goal post for action down the line

    • ChrisG@lemmy.world
      6·
      17 days ago

      The best non violent option is nation wide general strike.

      Time is fast running out for the corporate captured Democrats to be on the right side of history.

      • Jhex@lemmy.world
        4·
        17 days ago

        exactly right… which is why these “only on weekends” marches will do nothing

    • yermaw@sh.itjust.works
      4·
      17 days ago

      My first reaction “everyone just wear red hats to go vote”. But then when they rig it anyway they can say “look at all these supporters it makes sense”.

      I think its game over for usa…

      • Jhex@lemmy.world
        7·
        17 days ago

        The USA was on the verge of an epic fall and, instead of jumping away from the ledge, they said “what if we set ourselves on fire? maybe we’ll float?”

    • Ironchico@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      16 days ago

      You already lost mail in voting without even realizing. The Supreme Court said post office doesn’t legally have to deliver mail and can’t be sued for it. Do you really think any mail in ballots will be delivered?, when they already changed it so anything delivered after the date doesn’t count? You’ve already lost and don’t even realize it.

  • ChrisG@lemmy.world
    11·
    17 days ago

    The regime has detailed plans (which were published) to subvert the election in cooperation with ally states. The regime has poured obscene amounts of money into arming a masked militia of ‘federal agents’, currently murdering & disappearing dissenters, with impunity.

    The closing gambit in the face of inevitable major dissent is to provoke violence and use it as an excuse to declare martial law which includes suspension of Habeas Corpus.

    The corporate captured Democrats are not going to save you.

    Welcome to dictatorship.