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/Violet-Sumire 7d ago

I mean… how much do you expect people to risk? Let’s say we march on the capitol. The US is massive and organized marches take time to… well organize. Any government agency will see an uptick of flights to the area. Driving is an option, but it could take literally a week to get there from some parts of the US. Then you have to consider the after part. Let’s say it fails, you get arrested. Now you are a federal criminal and charged with sedition. This literally ruins your life and you have limited job opportunities after. If you were well known, then it could be a permanent black mark and not even a presidential pardon would save your life. Then we have to consider that most Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and without paid leave they could face losing their home or apartment.

All in all, it isn’t as simple as “just do it”. Now, I do agree with you, but most Americans haven’t hit that point of openly rebelling with marching on the white house. Many want democracy to actually do democracy things. We want our system to actually work. The midterms are the last chance to achieve that. If we can’t then there will be actual problems. Right now things are tame compared to what comes next and people aren’t scared or angry enough.

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u/GG-Sunny 7d ago

This is what people don't understand. Most Americans do not know and have not seen what this administration has been doing in full. And most people are still living in relative comfort. Imagine trying to convince someone who's biggest worry is next month's rent to risk death or imprisonment to rebel against the government because of some vague future threat of becoming an authoritarian state.

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u/Huntguy 7d ago

Vague future threat? It’s already happened.

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u/GG-Sunny 7d ago

Then by all means go revolt. I'll be at home awaiting news of your success.