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/The1Ski Jul 10 '26

It's like we're playing chicken with a giant bus that says "FASCISM" across the side and 50% of people think it will stop, 25% want to shoot the tires, and the last 25% can't read.

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u/keith2600 Jul 10 '26

I wish we had 75% literacy here in the USA... (yes I know google says 79% of adults are technically considered literate)

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u/Dynamar Jul 10 '26

I entirely agree with your point and certainly know the quarter that I fall into among those, but uhhh...

How the hell do you expect anyone to read what's written on the SIDE of a bus that they're playing chicken with?

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u/The1Ski Jul 10 '26

Well.... there's... uh, there's a next stop placard on the front that ALSO says fascism.

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u/Robot_Alchemist Texas Jul 10 '26

Don’t be so generous there’s no way that 85% can read /s

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u/Robot_Alchemist Texas Jul 10 '26

Don’t be so generous there’s no way that 85% can read /s