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am_Unition  ·  1526 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Election That Could Break America

Buried deep down in this Atlantic article is some absolutely fucking terrifying information, summed up here by Forbes:

    The Atlantic report claims that sources in the Republican Party at the local and national levels confirm “the Trump campaign is discussing contingency plans to bypass election results and appoint loyal electors” in red battleground states.

    “The push to appoint electors would be framed in terms of protecting the people’s will,” an unnamed Trump-campaign legal adviser tells The Atlantic, adding, “The state legislatures will say, ‘All right, we’ve been given this constitutional power. We don’t think the results of our own state are accurate, so here’s our slate of electors that we think properly reflect the results of our state.’”

    The chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican Party says, on the record, that he has discussed appointing loyal electors with the Trump campaign: "It is one of the available legal options set forth in the Constitution.”

The actions of Trump don't surprise me. The actions of so many others willing to shred democracy and usher in tyranny, just so that they maintain power? That continues to surprise me.

Also, thanks, rrrrr, for trying to stay vigilant. I think many hubskiers feel like this content is polluting what they wish was a Trump-free safe space. And I get it, outrage fatigue set in probably a few years ago for most of us, but any aversion to this dismantling of American democracy plays right into Trump's hands.

So get mad, Hubski! Mad at Trump. Mad at me for posting and promoting this shit. Get mad that I feel like you should be mad! And then get ready to mask the fuck up, because we've probably got some shit to do in January.

Edit: To be very clear, I am only advocating for peaceful assembly. Strictly non-violent demonstrations. But probably outside the White House, and it's going to be hell to get there, and hell to stay for a while.