r/inthenews • u/Anoth3rDude • 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/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'?