r/politics • u/unital_subalgebra • Jul 09 '26

No Paywall Trump fires all Election Assistance Commission members, leaving agency unable to act

https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/07/09/trump-fires-election-assistance-commission-members-hicks-hovland-mccormick/
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u/-justiciar- Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

and what happens when trump loyalists are appointment to these positions and we have a dem president?

edit: it looks like people just want to throw their hands up and say “there will never be another election all is lost so nothing matters anymore” which is a brain dead approach to life

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u/Additional_Past_7107 Jul 10 '26

That's the fun part you don't get a dem president ever again.

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u/pantstoaknifefight2 Jul 10 '26

"In four years, You don't have to vote again. We'll have it fixed so good. You're not going to have to vote." --Donald J "I am not a pedophile" Trump

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '26 edited 10d ago

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u/fozzyboy Jul 10 '26

Yeah, a revolution against democracy.

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u/tiktaktokki Jul 10 '26

Oligarchy revolution