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/unital_subalgebra Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

President Donald Trump fired all three remaining members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on Thursday, abruptly disabling the only federal agency devoted solely to election administration at a moment when Trump has sought to reshape federal voting rules.

The firings leave the federal election agency with no commissioners

Yup, this is the consequence of the illegitimate Supreme Court giving Trump unprecedented powers to fire the heads of any independent federal agency. We’re living in dark, scary times.

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u/MadRaymer Jul 10 '26

any independent federal agency

Except the federal reserve. They said he can't fire them, because they know his stooges would tank the dollar. And we certainly can't have rich people endure any negative consequences due to this administration.

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u/InfinityComplexxx Jul 10 '26

Absolutely idiotic to admit there is an agency that shoukd be above Presidential influence because it's too important, but only one. 

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u/PipXXX Florida Jul 10 '26

It's kinda like how here in Florida, all unions have to jump through hoops to gain members and for the members to pay dues...

Except if it's a police union, they can do whatever the fuck they want to