ICE at polling places could keep a decisive number of people away! What should Dems be doing NOW to plan for this??!

It might be something he’s considering, but martial law in itself won’t stop an election. He doesn’t have the authority to cancel an election. And if people are going to try to stop us from voting? Good fucking luck.

Thats going to be Ice and National Guards future job

If he does martial law, explicitly by name then it would take away their most useful defense. That we’re hysterical. That doesn’t mean he won’t do it. Just that he will wait until he has to or it’s acceptable imo

Not having the authority hasn’t stopped him yet. At least, not since the immunity ruling.

I say general strike now, but stay home and off the streets to avoid martial law and the brand new ICE private army. Go out only when absolutely necessary. Stock up on goods and food if you can and shut this MFer down. Kept it shutdown. Guessing a month- 2 month will create the change we need.

I'm stocking up on supplies now. Be smart. I live in a hurricane area anyway, so why not? I'd also have some hidden cash in my house. No time to put our heads in the sand. Be prepared for anything and everything and hope to the Universe you don't need it.

He doesn’t have the authority to do most of the things he’s done. Why stop at voting?

I frequently flash back to the WI Supreme Court election (2020?) where Republicans forced people to vote in person while Covid raged. Turnout was massive as voters were pissed at having to literally risk their lives to exercise their rights.

It's the counting of the votes... or not counting of the votes that is going to be the problem.

It's the tally, states need to step up.

I’ve been voting by mail for years, but if they post the National Guard at my polling place, I will start voting in person again. Screw them.

As have I, and this was my first thought. I’ll wait in line all day for this. I’m spoiling for a fight

If he stops mail in ballots, and incites violence in the streets with military in blue cities…he will make people scared to go out to vote in person.

It’s the counting of the votes & reporting of vote totals that concerns me.

La dictature se met en place, si les américains ne s'insurgent pas maintenant ensuite il sera trop tard, les démocrates ne prennent pas la mesure de ce qui arrive, ils ont tort de compter sur les institutions quand Trump compte sur la force! www.wsws.org/fr/articles/...

What if he prevents the new Congress from being sworn in? Like, physically? Until he has time to litigate every individual Democratic win?

Dead folks dont vote... bsky.app/profile/amal...

No worries for the millionaire/billionaires they already have bunkers at the ready they'll be just fine...

He doesn’t have the authority to do half the shit he does but he does it anyway. Hence the troops surrounding the bunker.

Hair Furor leading his troops

More like the hamburglar…

...but he may have the power to try and seize the machines afterward for made-up discrepancies.

There are 50 state and hundreds of local elections. He doesn't have the personnel to stop them all. Will he fuck with them? Absolutely.

I worry that come election time in 2026, he'll have the National Guard or whatever military in all the blue cities, call in some fake bomb threats, and make people clear out before they get to vote.

I had that thought too.

He doesn’t have the “authority” to do much of what he’s already done. He acts with impunity. That’s the worst part of all of it. The Supreme Court or Congress could stop him if they were not already complicit or cowardly.

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I just figure he's going to ignore Congress (which he's already doing) and ignore the Supreme Court. I mean, seriously, our judicial system works due to following the law and respecting the courts. He respects no one.

Our only hope is the military will ignore an unlawful order. But like Angry said, good fucking luck stopping the people’s vote.

Sure won't stop my vote. 💪💪

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All of the above. Hence my fear…

Like he gives a damn about authority...

He doesnt have the authority to do half of what he has done We are in who the fuck is gonna stop me world now

Another excellent point in favor of mail-in voting.

Good fucking luck” is the energy I carry. Have a great weekend

Plus, you want to see an economy come to a screeching halt…try imposing martial law.

Everything they are doing is straight out of P2025. Everything. Deploying the military against civilians is on page 555. Canceling the election is also part of P2025. It's the only plan they are following. www.project2025.observer

Yeah,,, he does not have to cancel elections or declare martial law,,, how hard is it to have ICE goons abduct people in line to vote in urban areas only?

We say good fucking luck as privileged white men. We’re completely safe. Now go talk to women and POC. That’s who he wants to discourage from voting. Those are exactly the groups he’s targeting.

As a woman --granted, a privileged one--I say GFL as well. He can target away. We're not victims either.

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God bless you, Cara.

What’s the voters’ recourse for encountering armed troops at polling places? Voting will be suppressed if 47 wants it to be.

If heavily armed partisans occupy the polling place they can and will suppress the vote and potentially wreck the integrity of the election. youtu.be/gwi-Ao-3n20?...

But he is trying to do away with mail in ballots. I get one (for now) and will take it to polling place to drop off. However, do we even have a shred of hope they will be counted correctly? Seems he would never allow a loss for R's.

In the meantime, maybe he will keel over or be on a ventilator being kept alive by any means.

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But wasn’t there a lot of fucking with specific polling places last year? They don’t need to interfere everywhere.

Since when has Phony47 needed the authority to do what he wants? He and his regime ignore all laws, rules, traditions and norms, and then ignore court rulings they don't like.

He's going to try to frighten people, especially POC from going to vote in person. He will send the Storm Troopers. Dems will file law suits, he will lose but the election will be long over and he will have accomplished his goal. SUPPRESS the turnout. #EpsteinFiles don't let them distract us.

He doesn't need to stop voting. He only needs to suppress voting.

I think he plans To have the country be at war, so that he can put off or cancel elections. He already expressed interest in that when speaking with some other leader, It's on Video.

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I've been wondering if the reason he's pushing the National Guard into blue cities is to spark a fake incident where he can cry that he needs to declare martial law to "save the country..." Don't put it past him.

Exactement www.wsws.org/fr/articles/...

I think he will declare martial law so there will be no election. I hope I’m wrong.

My biggest fear. I hope we both are, however…

Rattlesnakes are beginning to commit suicide, Mr. Ward.

It's all part of P2025. Everything. www.project2025.observer

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That’s my fear 🫤

I feel that is the game plan also. 😔

If you mean 45, he will be unalive before the midterms. I Can Only Imagine the fires JD Vance will start