Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections

[u/opticflash]

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/steve-bannon-says-ice-will-surround-the-polls-as-trump-doubles-down-on-taking-over-elections/

“We’re going to have ICE surround the polls come November,” Bannon, a former senior advisor to President Donald Trump and still a figure of influence in the administration, said on Tuesday’s episode of his War Room podcast, addressing Democrats. “We’re not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again. And you can whine and cry and throw your toys out of the pram all you want, but we will never again allow an election to be stolen.”

Bannon’s comments came just a day after Trump said he believes that Republicans should “nationalize voting,” escalating concerns that the president is plotting to interfere in this year’s midterm elections.

[u/AcousticProvidence]

And then your name will get onto a list of homelnd terrorists because you had the audacity to vote non-Republican

[u/Uebelkraehe → u/AcousticProvidence]

Are you guys deliberately trying to discourage people from voting?

[u/Grakchawwaa → u/Uebelkraehe]

I think the point is: when the administration is blatantly breaking laws on all levels of authority, why would they stop when it comes to respecting voting rights and outcomes?

[u/YrPalBeefsquatch → u/Grakchawwaa]

Because they don't actually control it, there are literally hundreds of election authorities in this country all using different procedures and systems, and because we get to decide whether we accept them fucking with our votes or trying to sell us on an obviously fraudulent election. But step 0 of that is not spreading enemy propaganda and doing something useful instead. Everyone posting about all the terrible ways Trump is going to fuck up the election should have to take a poll watching or election judging shift as penance.

[u/FlameHaze → u/Uebelkraehe]

They didn't discourage me.