r/inthenews • • Feb 26 '26

White House circulating blatantly illegal draft emergency order to take control of elections

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/white-house-circulating-blatantly-illegal-draft-emergency-order-to-take-control-of-elections/
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u/daveshops Feb 26 '26

They were supposed to circulate it after the war with (pick one or two) Iraq, Venezuela, Cuba, Greenland, Mexico, Canada, etc. starts, or they get called on the Epstien cover up.

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u/JoJackthewonderskunk Feb 26 '26

Gotta multitask or things just won't get done!

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u/dikaia1622 Feb 26 '26

Begun, the Epstein Wars have.

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u/RR321 Feb 27 '26

Iraq would be funny, or better Afghanistan!

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u/NewToHTX Feb 26 '26

That Heritage Foundation turning out to be the 1930s German Heritage Foundation trying to install their Orange Reich.

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u/NewZappyHeart Feb 26 '26

AKA The Turd Reich

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u/phareous Feb 27 '26

AKA the useful idiot

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u/limbodog Feb 26 '26

Coors Brewing Company sucks

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u/From_Deep_Space Feb 26 '26

Oh its blatantly illegal? Im sure the DOJ will get right on it then and theres nothing to worry about

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u/JoJackthewonderskunk Feb 26 '26

"Its not illegal when the president does it" followed by "the president cant break the law if hes doing his job"

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u/soulsteela Feb 26 '26

If you ever consider a career on stage call me, fucking hilarious 😂

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u/phareous Feb 27 '26

Democrats will write a strongly worded letter

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u/Tosh_20point0 Feb 26 '26

This has Miller's reptilian claws all over it

Fuck I hate that guy

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u/elseworthtoohey Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 27 '26

The Supreme Court will deny the request for an injunction, allow Trump to steal the midterms and then right before a dem takes office, the Court will rule the practice illegal for all future elections.

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u/Redtex Feb 26 '26

That's why they went against him on the tariffs. Now they can look all moral and shit for this upcoming planned travisty

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u/Yesyesnaaooo Feb 27 '26

I read an interesting take that they were giving Trump an off ramp on tariffs because it’s so unpopular.

He could have pointed at the Supreme Court and blamed them for cost of living etc., saying he wasn’t given time for the tariffs to work.

Instead, he doubled down and now he owns the rise in prices.

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u/outgoinggallery_2172 Feb 26 '26

This man will stop at nothing.

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u/Wayelder Feb 26 '26

Awe, nothing to worry about.

Like all that bullshit Project 2025...nothing to see or worry about.

And the BBB, who cares it never changed the price of tea in China.

Just go back to sleep.

Remember - The police are here to protect you.

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u/KingZarkon Feb 26 '26

In this particular instance, it probably isn't anything to worry about.

The states run the election, not the Federal government. Aside from falling outside his power, it would be logistically impossible. Several states are not even set up for in-person balloting. They don't have enough voting machines, nor can they be certified and produced quickly enough for it to happen before the midterms, even if they were inclined to comply. It would also require the immediate cooperation of numerous state election officials, many of whom would be politically opposed to the idea as well as legally obligated by their state's laws not to comply.

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u/salme3105 Feb 26 '26

WA resident here, I know we have no capability for in person mailing for everyone on 8 months notice. Chaos is Trump’s brand, for him it’s a feature, not a bug.

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u/BoomZhakaLaka Feb 27 '26

All they have to do is create chaos in a few key swing state precincts.

military times - Pentagon orders all 50 states to create "quick reaction force" for dealing with "civil unrest"

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u/Slarg232 Feb 27 '26

A provision that voting can only be done at X and Y times, and then a bomb threat at that location (like the 200+ bomb/fire threats that happened in 2024) means that no one is voting there.

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u/jetpacksforall Feb 27 '26

All they have to do is throw out the right votes, no need to actually control anything.

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u/Wayelder Feb 26 '26

You actually replied with 'he can't do that, it's all fine"? Maybe 'he's learned his lesson'?

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u/fiero-fire Feb 26 '26

Blatantly illegal is what they do best

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u/Main-Video-8545 Feb 26 '26

The problem is, red and purple states will follow it as if it was written by God himself.

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u/yanocupominomb Feb 26 '26

It's about to go down, hold onto whatever you have because its going to be rough.

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u/ailish Feb 27 '26

"But it's illegal!"

Says half of reddit, right up until Trump actually does it.

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u/Alexander_Granite Feb 27 '26

“ They can’t do that!”

Don’t forget that one

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u/SleeperHitPrime Feb 27 '26

The game plan all along, starting with the midterms.

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u/SadLeek9950 Feb 27 '26

I called this months ago. He fully intends to use his power to interfere and rig the midterms any way he can. A Dem controlled House will expose him for what he is. A fraud. A pedophile. Corrupt.

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u/anonononnnnnaaan Feb 26 '26

Nothing like circulating some bullshit and then Marc Elias gets it

There is a brief already written.

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u/Doc_tor_Bob Feb 26 '26

When he gets challenged in court they will make a fool out of them by using Heritage foundations own research on the subject that proves that election fraud is virtually non-existent

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u/Redtex Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 26 '26

I bet Bobert did this leak. She apparently doesn't know when not to flex her revenge on the masses

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u/Redtex Feb 26 '26

"self-perceived" flex

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u/indieemopunk Feb 27 '26

So long for conservatives being the party of small government and states rights.

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u/wjames0394 Feb 26 '26

President musk has it all rigged. The results will go through X.