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When Donald Trump looks like he’s gearing up to meddle in an election, still-raw history suggests he should be believed.

He showed yet again Monday he’s obsessing about the midterm elections — two days after a Democratic upset in a reliably Republican state Senate district in Texas offered another ominous sign for the GOP in November.

“The Republicans should say, ‘We want to take over, we should take over the voting, the voting in at least many, 15 places.’ The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting,” Trump said. “We have states that are so crooked, and they’re counting votes. We have states that I won, that show I didn’t win.”

Trump’s warning was one of his most overt efforts yet to create a narrative of suspicion around November’s elections in case the Republican Party does poorly because of his tanking poll numbers. This is a familiar tactic. Trump laid groundwork for his false claims the election was stolen in 2020 months before the first votes were cast in his defeat to Joe Biden.

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[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 2 points 2 hours ago

In response, the president invokes the Homeland Security Act, and declares Martial Law on the west coast and other areas of the country. Though highly contested, a Supreme Court ruling sidesteps the electoral process, disqualifying popular presidential candidates from several states. Public outrage explodes when a sham election leads to Incumbent Donald Trump accepting a third term in office. During the Inauguration Day Ceremony, Washington DC is struck by a low-yield nuclear weapon, killing Donald Trump and most of the US Congress.

Gotta say, life is looking more like Shattered Union every day. I, for one, look forward to the EU invading us.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Here's a tip:
If that obese child rapist says that {insert any bad thing here} could/possible/may/might happen then that thing is already being planned out and worked on.

It's not rocket science. The orange pants shitter will do anything to further the power hungry corruption. ANYTHING.

And there's no one over there who has the spine to stop him. Which is genuinely and honestly shocking because that useless old fool is so frail and doddery it gets mystified by a set of stairs. And obviously gets troubled about coordinating toilet breaks.

[–] errer@lemmy.world 12 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

He isn’t just saying shit, he’s already doing shit. Look at Georgia. This article is behind by several months.

[–] Widdershins@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

He put out a good distraction when he shit his pants the other day. If shitting your pants is cool, then consider me elon musk.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 3 hours ago

Daaaaammmmmmnnnnn. A burn with a self burn. Impressive.

[–] s@piefed.world 26 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Whenever anybody makes a threat to elections, it’s best to ████ them.

[–] GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] s@piefed.world 7 points 8 hours ago
[–] decapitae@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 hours ago

Action is needed - words have produced little fruit! Boycott all republican associated business. Shun all maga Leave jobs under magat bosses Let them flail

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 13 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

The problem is that while the Courts can still rule on the legality of a President's actions, that takes time. And Republicans have set up a system where a President can keep taking illegal actions, with impunity. The only check on this is impeachment. So if "your guy" is in office, you can just simply not impeach and then he can do all sorts of shit.

So, the Constitution doesn't really constrain him, at least over the short term. The elections will happen on schedule, since States administer them. But there is nothing preventing him from mobilizing troops to "monitor" polling places for people voting "illegally", using the same app they use to determine if a person has legal authority to be here. And his troops will be ordered to believe the app over that person's documentation. States will file immediate injunctions and judges will rule quickly, but not quickly enough.

He won't be able to do this everywhere, just like he is not able to storm every city with ICE all at once. But his fixation on voter data means that his AI bros think they can tell him where to go for the maximum effect on the House races.

I read that he directly stated he just needs "about 15 places". That's no accident. I bet Elon told him that if he ratfucks just a few thousand votes in 15 districts, he can stem off the impending Blue wave.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I feel like even if he does get impeached, he might simply...ignore it. Not for long, not with literally everyone else salivating at the thought of being king instead of him, but he could theoretically ignore it, the enforcement mechanisms to remove him forcibly from power (like the military or the DOJ) are pretty clearly compromised.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

A lot will depend on the new President / former VP. One would think they would be eager to start their new gig. But what if the VP is complicit? What if he says "Yeah, I know you all impeached him, but I need him for stuff. He gets to keep his security clearance and will be my special advisor" Who's gonna stop that?

Presumably, none of this happens unless Democrats retake at least the House. And if the office of the VP is ever vacant, the position can only get filled through a vote in both houses. So, Democrats will likely invoke the "McConnell Rule" to never bring it for a vote. Which means that no Republican will vote to impeach President Vance, when that will lead to President Jeffries.

[–] AshMan85@lemmy.world 16 points 9 hours ago

Yet the spineless CNN didnt seem concerned when he said these things during the campaign.

[–] pilferjinx@piefed.social 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Schrodinger's Trump: He's both a clown that doesn't mean what he says and a threat to humanity when he does what he says.

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 hours ago

At this point he's just a geriatric sundowner. The one thing you can be confident about is that he will repeat whatever bullshit was fed to him last. I guarantee you the ghouls around him most definitely mean what they say. They are just laundering their bullshit through him.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Congress will wait for the voters, and the voters will wait for congress. Nothing will be done.

[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

No shit Sherlock

[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 0 points 6 hours ago

People are seriously like: "We just need to vote harder! And if they do steal the election. we'll just get shot some more while protesting. It's really not that serious."

Here is a quote from a commenter on trump taking over elections:

Voting isn’t about winning. They’re going to fuck with it. It’s about forcing their hand. There are still a lot of people who will turn on them if they prominently destroy free elections. We need to create a situation that can’t be denied, particularly by the military brass, that they’re breaking their oath of office. It’s already obvious, but it isn’t coup levels of obvious.

So you will win by not doing anything and letting them win. Great plan...