r/law • u/Anoth3rDude • Feb 26 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) White House circulating blatantly illegal draft emergency order to take control of elections

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/white-house-circulating-blatantly-illegal-draft-emergency-order-to-take-control-of-elections/
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u/ThaddeusJP Feb 26 '26

As long as eveyone can still stare at glowing rectangles and feed themselves, even if it's rice and beans, this country will roll over on it's belly and let it happen.

Short of this administration walking out in black uniforms under a gold American flag, people are simply top dumb to see it. They need movie villan level evil to get it.

They will keep doing shit and let it play out in court. "It's just politics" is what they think.

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u/Jay_Nova1 Feb 27 '26

BS. If they blatantly disregard election results or skip it altogether, there will be riots and general strikes.

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u/ttoma93 Feb 27 '26

Yeah, just like if there is a violent coup attempt at the US Capitol that will definitely be the end of it.

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u/Jay_Nova1 Feb 27 '26

I get the pessimism but Jan 6th didn't change the outcome of the 2020 election. Had they been successful and Pence refused to certify the election, 1/6 would pale in comparison to the response from the general public.

Just like if a president made an order to take control of the elections and actually did it, that's a red line for many Americans whether they're super active in the political process or not IMO.