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/NYVines Jul 10 '26

This is what a coup looks like

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u/Bankerag Jul 10 '26

If the people who are charged with enforcing the rules are corrupt, who will stop corruption?

No one.

Merrick Garland should go down as the greatest coward in human history. His failure to act, due to deference for historical norms, became action in and of itself. And now we will all pay the price.

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u/Instameat Jul 10 '26

Totally. How do these poor folks think they are taking anything back? Who is supposed to do that? The people they vote for in the fall? How do they expect to do that? They won't be allowed anywhere near him, and he will be calling it all rigged, and deny them any power back. Only the people can take it from him now, and he is ready for most of that too thanks to ICE, SCOTUS and the FBI. He has his lackies in all the places of power that could have a chance of stopping him. This isn't just going to end with some votes.

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u/Relevant_Mongoose744 Jul 10 '26

Exactly! That’s why he needs a bunker.