Trump/Republicans 2020: Suppressing Votes & Weaponizing the Government.

[Deleted User 318]

Pence is normal?

Pence probably has some very unique friends that gather every third Friday at the Indianapolis Sheraton, but I assume a good chunk of Congress does as well. I just don't care about such things.Pence wouldn't throw bombs in federal agencies, and probably wouldn't hang out a quarter million people+ out to die because he's too vain to wear a mask.

[zsn]

Bezos could fund the whole thing. Unfortunately, you cannot earmark donations to the government. I think it has to go to the general fund. And I don't think anyone wants a private company, especially one so anti-Trump, to handle ballots.

Is there anything that stops a State Secretary of State from contracting with UPS or FedEx to deliver ballots? No postmark needed. Just have a validated barcode scan for delivery and acceptance of ballots. They can then easily encrypt the barcode so that you cannot introduce counterfeit barcodes into the system. You also ensure a paper backup which the Diebolds don’t have!

[ousdahl]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CD4bZ_UjMNE ... _copy_link

[Deleted User 318]

Is there anything that stops a State Secretary of State from contracting with UPS or FedEx to deliver ballots? No postmark needed. Just have a validated barcode scan for delivery and acceptance of ballots. They can then easily encrypt the barcode so that you cannot introduce counterfeit barcodes into the system. You also ensure a paper backup which the Diebolds don’t have!

Probably depends each state's laws, but having companies do the state's work will add more fuel to the fire. It just needs to be the USPS, and we just need to get it fixed. It's just as simple as that.

But adding to a new level, basically calling out poll workers for being corrupt. This is how my state does a lot of their mail in. There are boxes in town only for ballots. You just drop them in and they get taken to the election offials.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/sta ... 3862090753

[jfish26]

I enjoy (well, not enjoy) how he now appends a question mark to statements that would otherwise be controversial or even illegal. It's like he thinks he's the smartest dog in the litter, for having figured out not to shit inside.

Honestly it's the same level of intellectual achievement that my fourth grader has, when she tells you she knows something (obviously does not), and just says "I can't tell you" what she knows.

[Deleted User 318]

Super Yikes

https://thehill.com/homenews/administra ... o-polls-in

Trump says he will send law enforcement, US attorneys to polls in November to prevent fraud

When asked by Fox News host Sean Hannity late Thursday night if the president was going to "have an ability" to monitor and avoid fraud during the upcoming November elections, Trump said, “We’re going to have everything.”

“We’re going to have sheriffs, and we’re going to have law enforcement. And we’re going to have hopefully U.S. attorneys, and we’re going to have everybody and attorney generals,” the president continued.

The president once again criticized the practice of mail-in voting, alleging that “anybody can sign” the universal mail-in ballots, specifically naming the system in Nevada.

“Nobody’s ever heard of anything like this,” he said.

“They may send them to all Democrat areas, not to the Republican areas as an example,” he added. “Could be the other way too, but I doubt it.”

[jfish26]

All I really take from that is further confirmation that Trump is constitutionally incapable of comprehending large numbers.

[sdoyel]

https://twitter.com/cherijacobus/status ... 75562?s=21

[Deleted User 318]

More yikes:

https://www.businessinsider.com/north-c ... ace-2020-8

[sdoyel]

Rig the postal service. Threaten polling sites with military and/or law enforcement presence.

What does this sound like to you?

[ousdahl]

Rig the postal service. Threaten polling sites with military and/or law enforcement presence.

What does this sound like to you?

owning the libs?

[sdoyel]

Rig the postal service. Threaten polling sites with military and/or law enforcement presence.

What does this sound like to you?

owning the libs?

Lulz

[Mjl]

Rig the postal service. Threaten polling sites with military and/or law enforcement presence.

What does this sound like to you?

owning the libs?

Speaking of which, I found this pretty damn funny (though pdub might be the only one that gets it):

https://twitter.com/_jakeisloud/status/ ... 67689?s=20

[ousdahl]

Ohh inside joke!

that reminds me of this joke I have about trickle down economics, but 99 percent of you won’t get it...

[jhawks99]

Leave me outta this one.

[sdoyel]

This old MF needs to drink bleach.

https://twitter.com/senatemajldr/status ... 14016?s=21

[Cascadia]

McConnell is a trash human being.

[sdoyel]

Is Trump performing fascism?

https://www.businessinsider.com/is-trum ... ion-2020-7

[jfish26]

I am frightened to think of what someone competent, focused and actually-principled could do with the machine that's been built.

[Sparko]

Usually incompetent fascists wind up like Mussolini. They just don’t know when to quit.