Voter suppression
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Anonymous
| The Kavanaugh dissent was both flawed from a factual standpoint, and highly hypocritical given Kavanaugh's role in the 2000 election. His clerks should be fired for incompetence. |
Anonymous
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Oath Keepers militia leader Stewart Rhodes said members of his militia will be at polling locations on Election Day to “protect” Trump voters during an appearance on far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ program. After making that claim, Rhodes made a number of unhinged statements, including saying Oath Keepers would follow directives from President Donald Trump to take members of the “deep state” into custody and “do what we have to do,” that Trump should invoke the Insurrection Act before the election, that Oath Keepers will “be in range” of Washington D.C., to stop a “Benghazi-style” attack on the White House on election night, and that a war will have to be fought against Democrats on the West Coast who are “bought” by the Chinese government. Rhodes also hyped the possibility of a second civil war where his “battle-hardened” supporters kill the “street soldiers” and “command and control” of “the radical left.” He later claimed the United States is already in a civil war because “you have sitting politicians who are part of the enemy’s ranks.” Disturbingly, Rhodes telegraphed how he will interpret election results, saying that he would consider a win by Democratic nominee Joe Biden illegitimate and evidence the election had been stolen, presaging how he and his militia might react to that outcome. Rhodes’ Oath Keepers militia, which is comprised of “former law enforcement officials and military veterans,” is described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as “one of the largest radical antigovernment groups in the U.S. today.” The Los Angeles Times reported Rhodes has indicated that some Oath Keepers “have signed up as poll watchers, while others plan to monitor the election armed and ‘undercover,’ drawing their weapons if needed.” During an October 27 appearance on The Alex Jones Show, Rhodes said members of his militia are going to “stand up and protect people on Election Day” at the polls because opponents of Trump will be supposedly “coercing and threatening” his supporters as part of an effort by Democrats to steal the election. |
Anonymous
| This is all normal. |
Anonymous
The Oathkeepers was discussed on Fresh Air today. Hard to believe Rhodes is a YLS grad. Chilling rhetoric, as detailed in this recent Atlantic article: His comments became more inflammatory as he began to warn about antifa and protesters. “They are insurrectionists, and we have to suppress that insurrection,” he said. “Eventually they’re going to be using IEDs.” “Us old vets and younger ones are going to end up having to kill these young kids,” he concluded. “And they’re going to die believing they were fighting Nazis.” https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/11/right-wing-militias-civil-war/616473/ |
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4 GOP candidates in Texas are trying to get thousands of votes tossed.
https://www.statesman.com/news/20201028/new-challenge-seeks-to-void-thousands-of-harris-county-drive-thru-votes?template=ampart&__twitter_impression=true |
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SCOTUS decides not to grant cert on the PA GOP challenging the "validity" of mail in ballots that arrive on 11/4, 11/5 or 11/6.
The state is still mandated to separate out those ballots, and if the election is close enough and Trump needs those votes, then they will count. If Trump is "up" on 11/3, then those votes will be challenged and likely tossed. |
Anonymous
(and keep in mind, PA is not allowed to start counting all of the mail in votes until 11/3) |
Anonymous
This is so bonkers. ACB did not participate. She probably will next time. |
Anonymous
Candidates with unpopular policies are afraid of people voting. |
Anonymous
Oh I know, this is just more egregious than usual. These people ALREADY VOTED using a method that was allowed at the time and these a**holes want their votes thrown out. It’s worse when they’ve been cast and aren’t potential anymore. |
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“The Colorado Attorney General's Office said it believes there is evidence of voter intimidation at a Fort Morgan trailer park after residents said they received notices warning their rent would most likely double if Democratic candidate Joe Biden becomes president.“
https://www.9news.com/mobile/article/news/local/local-politics/fort-morgan-trailer-park-owner-cease-desist-order-voter-intimidation/73-d5dbc6d3-fbfa-480f-aa58-d4c4ccfa995a?fbclid=IwAR2vaOUAEhJp0D2ZtdF9mUmsAOoaSiMxeu7QIIFjErkIEa0xnM0vBwdFv8M |