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A draft emergency executive order to declare a national emergency to allow President Donald Trump to take unprecedented control over voting is being circulated by anti-voting activists who said they are in coordination with the White House.

Voting rights experts, democracy advocates, and at least one state election chief said Trump doesn’t have the authority to claim such powers — and any attempt would be blatantly unconstitutional.

The draft order — which is said to be based on a conspiracy theory that China interfered with the 2020 election — would allow Trump to unilaterally ban mail-in ballots and voting machines on the basis that they are susceptible to foreign interference.

The order comes from MAGA activists who have been coordinating with the White House. One of the advocates for the order is Peter Ticktin, the attorney for Tina Peters, the former GOP Colorado county clerk who is currently serving a nine-year state prison sentence for her role in a 2021 voting system breach, in an attempt to find voter fraud based on election conspiracies.

The Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution explicitly gives states — not the president — sole authority over elections.

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[–] Jollyllama@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Keep an eye out. My prediction is a terrorist attack around election time pinned on Iran, Trump declares a state of emergency and tries to take control of the election.

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 2 points 6 days ago

If this happens people are finally gonna have to face some uncomfortable truths about 9/11 lol

[–] DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Time to study socialist theory. Seriously! https://redsails.org/

[–] DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 6 days ago

Time to organize

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 112 points 1 week ago (1 children)

As a Constitution Loving QAnon believer who HATES Pedophiles AND Corruption I APPLAUD the President, who Raped Children with Jeffrey Epstein, taking UNCONSTITUTIONAL Control of Elections!

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 88 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

It really is anticlimactic.

We get an honest to god pedo cabal, and a federal powergrab, and the response from factions who dedicated entire lives to warning, as loud as they can shout, about these two exact things is...

"Meh?"

Meanwhile, it seems the world is chanting for the Clintons to burn at the stake; the opposite of what they expected?


I would be so confused if I was QAnon.

[–] Kraiden@piefed.social 65 points 1 week ago (2 children)

the world

I know it may feel that way, but I assure you, the rest of the world is watching the US right now like this:

wtf.gif

[–] Joeffect@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago

This is one of those times I would support another country kidnapping a president just like our government has done...

Freedom of speech is basically not even a thing any more, the chance that someone shows up to my door for saying this is not 0 like it should be.

Its crazy, what these people are allowed to get away with and the fact that the democrats are not saying so every day as loud as they can just like these fools have done constantly in the past... says a lot about the whole situation.

Its frustrating beyond belief and it always seems to be getting worse.

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[–] U7826391786239@piefed.zip 83 points 1 week ago (2 children)

as if red state boards of elections won't do whatever he tells them anyway...

Exactly how he was installed as tyrant in the first place.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

Good point. Issue isn’t with him taking over blue states. It’ll be with him doing this in red states preventing representation of for blue districts. We’ll see Atlanta with 0 democrats elected.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 79 points 1 week ago (2 children)

anti-voting activists

Fascists. Call them by their name.

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[–] Robonauta@piefed.co.za 61 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Certainly THIS illegal act will be the one that makes the justice wake up, and not just another one swept under the rug because "akshually, the president cannot do crime" - as per SCOTUS

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Certainly THIS illegal act will be the one that makes the justice wake up

Or the American people.

[–] FluorideMind@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago (5 children)

This is my hard limit of taking up arms. IDK about you guys but I think bypassing an election to steal a third or more terms is blatant tyranny and should kick off a revolution.

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Seriously though, if this doesn't get a lot of people up in arms, nothing will improve for generations. If people accept tyranny, they will continue to get tyranny. Simple as.

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[–] Dagamant@lemmy.world 48 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Because “blatantly illegal” has been such a stopping force so far.

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 48 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution explicitly gives states — not the president — sole authority over elections.

For this very fucking reason.

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The 6 corrupt Supreme Court justices have shown that waving a copy of the Constitution lightly over their rulings is close enough for them. They've made it very clear that states have no real authority over elections by forcing them to include Trump on their ballots after he clearly incited an insurrection.

Our laws and Constitution are meaningless with this Supreme Court.

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[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com 43 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

The draft order [...] would allow Trump to unilaterally ban mail-in ballots and voting machines

The fucking headline even said it was illegal. It wouldn't "allow" him to do shit.

It would be him CLAIMING he has some power that he doesn't have. And EACH AND EVERY STATE needs to just fucking ignore it, run their elections as they are the sole arbitrators of elections according the the constitution.

It's not even a fucking presidential election. IT DOESNT TOUCH THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, and therefore EXECUTIVE orders are even more absurd.

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[–] sparky@lemmy.federate.cc 43 points 1 week ago (2 children)

“Anti-voting activists”? You mean Nazis?

[–] iglou@programming.dev 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Fascists. Not necessarily nazis. Fascists come in many flavors of assholes.

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[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago (13 children)

And who the fuck is going to stop him? He's been doing shit that's unconstitutional this whole time. He's going to rig the election and have a third term, and all our politicians will do is write strongly worded letters.

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 2 points 6 days ago

The continued impotence of the American people will never cease to astonish me.

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[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago (3 children)

If Trump successfully fixes this election...

A lot of Americans wouldn't only tolerate Trump fixing the election, they'd support it. Celebrate it, even.

Much of the rest of America doesn't fully appreciate the threat. Many are just oblivious, but others are complacently holding on to their faith in our legal and political institutions. They believe in our system, and they believe it will ultimately hold up against the threat of a fascist takeover. I hope they're right, but I don't share their conviction. I think our institutions are far more vulnerable than many of them realize. Frankly, I think they're unwavering devotion borders on hubris.

And my concerns about the integrity of our system are not baseless. I have seen our systems tested multiple times over the past few decades, essentially my entire adult life, and I would say the resiliency of our system has been... mixed, at best.

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[–] diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago (13 children)

“Anti-voting activists”. How absurd

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 week ago

The things media outlets will come up with to not say "fascist"...

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[–] CptOblivius@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago (14 children)

This would be the end of a free USA. Real authoritarianism. The end. Fake elections from here on, just like Russia, Venezuela, etc. We are screwed if this happens. The fascists are winning.

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[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago (7 children)

So who intervenes when he physically tries to control the election processes in states? Who certifies the election results, JD Vance?

He can just claim any state election is fraudulent because they didn't do what he said, reject the results in any state the gop didn't win enough and argue the GOP reps can stay in power until an election happens the way he wants, all while claiming the gop definitely won a majority, with no proof. He will not admit to the loss of control of congress and will not leave the white house peacefully if he's impeached.

Americans had better get ready for a violent transfer of power. MAGA will believe dems stole the election this time and they won't sit by and let government function, Trump will still be president while all this happens and use that authority to incite insurrection against the constitution.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago

That "blatantly illegal" part should be a key part of every headline dealing with this anti-American treachery.

[–] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Anti-voting activists<=> fascists/nazis

Young women<=> children

Alternate facts<=> lies

We HAVE to keep calling out media for spreading misinformation.

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