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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 14 points 2 hours ago

One of the many myriad things I hate about Trump is that he’s made presidential election season even longer with this sort of shit.

Usually this ends and I can enjoy the holidays, but no, I have to hear abiut this shit until fucking January.

Fuck him.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

"Putting cases on all y'all!"

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 10 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Can someone explain why this is different from election interference?

You have people going away for years for stealing/destroying ballots, as they should.

But to throw away the result of millions of counted ballots seems like these low level interference x1000. How have they not faced dire consequences?

And yeah, I know, if its considered state level crimes (because states define tgeir own election rules), then it's local law enforcement, prosecutors, judges who look the other way because it's for their team.

But these seem to be major crimes with a clear record. How are they not locked away despite political alignment?

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 5 points 2 hours ago (3 children)

It's not, but you have a DOJ that is afraid of doing anything that might look 'political'. We know enough that this whole scheme was coordinated from the very top, but they slow walked the whole thing so we're now in the situation where Trump could get elected again and make the whole thing go away.

[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 2 points 24 minutes ago (2 children)

It's like Democrats don't care if Trump committed crimes

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 1 points 7 minutes ago

Might be that they prefer doubling down on the pied piper strategy pioneered by Hillary.

[–] RunningInRVA@lemmy.world 1 points 11 minutes ago

They do, but the Democrats don’t enact justice. The DOJ does that, or is supposed to.

[–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 2 points 56 minutes ago* (last edited 56 minutes ago)

Seeing as how people have already been indicted for this shit, knowing that this is potentially coming, I don't think they're going to have the same kid gloves on this time. And the orange stain isn't in power anymore. However we will see soon enough!

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Yeah, I guess that's what I don't get. How can stealing/destroying ballots not be considered "political", but figuratively throwing out all of the ballots and unilaterally picking the winner be protected as "political".

It seems both are major crimes to democracy, whatever political party happened to commit said crimes.

Unless there's some grey area not explicitly addressed in law wrt electors.

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 40 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

No shit, they got a slap on the wrist last time.

[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 1 points 25 minutes ago

But Democrats told me Trump is such a giant threat to democracy that we should all just show up and vote for them without hesitation after they spent three years doing nothing about his crimes

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 23 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

Fucking fascist should of been hung. Biden had 4 Fucking years to protect our right to vote. They Fucking knew he was going do this. Hell they have been loud and proud of it. IF TRUMP STEALS THIS ELECTION I HOPE WE ARE READY TO RISE UP AND FIGHT BACK! ARE WE?

[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 0 points 24 minutes ago

Yeah Democrats don't care if he wins...

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 7 points 4 hours ago

General Strike can sometimes be the best thing for workers to do.

[–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 18 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

"Leave the door open"? It's literally their spoken and strategized plan for the election. How are things the Republicans have been loudly and obviously preparing for and putting in place for literally years "breaking news" days from the election? Democrats are so fucked.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 14 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Not just Democrats. The entire nation is fucked.

[–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 11 points 4 hours ago

Oh cmon now. Don't be dramatic. Rich white guys will be OK. Like always.

[–] Intergalactic@lemmy.world 11 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Will election deniers be charged with the necessary crimes this time around?

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 3 points 4 hours ago

I sure hope so. After all of this, if they are still sticking to crimes, and treason, they deserve a nice 'shady vacation'.

[–] tate@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, Kamala runs the senate. They really don't have any option to try the same scheme again. I do worry though, what new tricks they might try.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 1 points 2 hours ago

They'll call for her to recuse herself or whatever, and Democrats have a history of caving to ridiculous demands of Republicans like that.

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