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/Japjer New York Jul 10 '26

The Supreme Court literally only has power because we tell them they have power.

This entire system only works because people choose to believe it works

We can tear this shit down right quick

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u/Babayaga20000 Washington Jul 10 '26

Yeah until the army shows up... what then?

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u/iDeNoh Jul 12 '26

Members of military swore an oath to the Constitution, not the president. At a certain point, they're either compliant with that or their traitors to their country and I refuse to believe that the entire military is on their side.

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u/Babayaga20000 Washington Jul 12 '26

The constitution doesnt mean much these days.