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Fortunately we still vote for our representatives. But I'm sure the US Federal government is interested in your veiled calls for violence.

coldcode 4y ago
Enjoy it while you can, Moore v. Harper is up for debate in the Supreme Court this year, and it appears to be in favor of this (insane) idea that voting is no longer a right.
- Bakary 4y ago
  Insane? Or a logical progression of the underlying culture that has successfully captured the institution after decades of planning?
- hedora 4y ago
  I wonder what power they’ve decided they need beyond ignoring tallies. (Or using paperless unauditable voting machines.)
- mijoharas 4y ago
  I was unaware of this, but it seems insane that that's even being heard[0]. [0] https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/moore-v-harper-explained https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/moor...
hedora 4y ago
Some states don’t vote for their representatives, moving forward. Seriously, go watch the speech, then you don’t need to speculate about what the executive branch thinks about veiled threats for violence and domestic terrorism, or what I’m advocating for. Here’s the official transcript: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/09/01/remarks-by-president-bidenon-the-continued-battle-for-the-soul-of-the-nation/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/20... Article describing state-level efforts to allow vote tallies to be overridden by partisan groups (by this tally, there were 10 bills in 8 states): https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dozen-state-laws-shift-power-elections-partisan-entities/story?id=79408455 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dozen-state-laws-shift-power... This tally has it at 14 states: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/06/14-gop-controlled-states-have-passed-laws-to-impede-free-elections/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/06/14-gop-controll...
jscipione 4y ago
MTG successfully argued in court that since 1776 is emblazoned over the threshold of the court, that references to the American Revolution are built into our judicial system.

coldcode 4y ago

Enjoy it while you can, Moore v. Harper is up for debate in the Supreme Court this year, and it appears to be in favor of this (insane) idea that voting is no longer a right.

Bakary 4y ago
Insane? Or a logical progression of the underlying culture that has successfully captured the institution after decades of planning?
hedora 4y ago
I wonder what power they’ve decided they need beyond ignoring tallies. (Or using paperless unauditable voting machines.)
mijoharas 4y ago
I was unaware of this, but it seems insane that that's even being heard[0]. [0] https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/moore-v-harper-explained https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/moor...

hedora 4y ago

Some states don’t vote for their representatives, moving forward. Seriously, go watch the speech, then you don’t need to speculate about what the executive branch thinks about veiled threats for violence and domestic terrorism, or what I’m advocating for. Here’s the official transcript: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/09/01/remarks-by-president-bidenon-the-continued-battle-for-the-soul-of-the-nation/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/20... Article describing state-level efforts to allow vote tallies to be overridden by partisan groups (by this tally, there were 10 bills in 8 states): https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dozen-state-laws-shift-power-elections-partisan-entities/story?id=79408455 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dozen-state-laws-shift-power... This tally has it at 14 states: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/06/14-gop-controlled-states-have-passed-laws-to-impede-free-elections/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/06/14-gop-controll...

jscipione 4y ago

MTG successfully argued in court that since 1776 is emblazoned over the threshold of the court, that references to the American Revolution are built into our judicial system.