cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/42694823
Trump has no power to “decree” that voters must present ID or to end mail-in balloting. But that doesn’t mean he can’t at least try both. Under the Insurrection Act or some other dusty statute, he can declare a state of emergency. Then he can decide that said state permits, nay requires, him to take extraordinary measures. On October 5, say, that might mean outlawing early voting. By October 13, it might mean no mail-in voting. By October 29, a reminder that all voters must present ID to vote. And by Sunday, November 1, two days before the election—an announcement that all these “reasonable” measures have alas failed, and he is now forced, against his will, to postpone the election.
6 years ago I posted on FB that any qualms over mail-in ballots should have already been raised and in the process of being addressed ahead of the 2020 election. A large portion of my friends and family were MAGA, or at least dem-hating, so they inundated me with conspiracy theory rubbish.
I knew he would pull some shit, somehow. Then J6 came to pass.
So now he’s blatantly planning to fuck with the election 8 months ahead of time. Nothing has changed in terms of protecting voters, and it’s as predictable now as it was in 2020.
But I think the fucker underestimates us and his base on this. As serious as 2A advocates are about guns, there are more of us by orders of magnitude who value our voting rights.