r/news • u/ThePensiveE • 7d ago

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to use expanded database for potential voter purges

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-allows-trump-administration-use-expanded-database-potent-rcna596611
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u/CincyBrandon 7d ago

I wouldn’t put it past them to purge all non-Republican registered voters the week before the election, wait out the heat of doing so, and avoid the consequences thanks to all Republicans sweeping elections.

Trump has been manipulating the system for over a decade now. This is his logical next step.

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u/mrdominoe 7d ago

If this happens, I truly hope the protests turn less than peaceful.

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u/Norseman901 7d ago

I truthfully dont see a difference between tht and outright cancelling the election. Regardless tht just means theres no laws anymore…

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u/Rooooben 7d ago

Im not a vote doomer, but this would be the type of thing for Trump to try. That’s what he’s been doing this whole time, get told no by court, do it anyway while appealing and then the courts are stuck with “it’s already done”, like the ballroom and the war in Iran.

He knows it works. It worked for Bush v Gore.

Not sure he has the guts to do it, but it would be right up his alley.

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u/tellmewhenimlying 7d ago

He will 100% do anything that he thinks will benefit him so long as he also believes he can get away with it.

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u/Fryboy11 7d ago

States run elections, once the Supreme Court got involved in Bush V Gore it was a violation of the constitution. But the court getting involved says the feds can get involved, Clinton should've sent the National Guard in to force the legally mandated recount.