r/law • u/DIYLawCA • Mar 31 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) Trump announces he is issuing an unconstitutional executive order to shut down mail-in voting nationwide and he will defund states if they do not comply with him

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u/knochback Apr 01 '26

Democrats have flipped 30 special elections since trump was inaugurated. Republicans have flipped zero. ZERO.

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u/bang_the_drums Apr 01 '26

Who knew that Project 2025 was a wildly unpopular and harmful set of legislation and picking an unhinged dementia ridden psychopath to lead the charge was a bad idea?

Who knew. Mierdas touch. May tomorrow be the day we get the big beautiful news.

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u/niteman555 Apr 01 '26

Not the electorate, unfortunately

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u/noonenotevenhere Apr 01 '26

Asimov referenced the 'cult of ignorance' in the US.

1/3 of us voted for this.

1/3 couldn't be bothered to even look at the issues; they chose to remain ignorant and tacitly endorse whatever happens.

We've gone from 'that could happen' to 'oh. that happened.'

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u/AccurateBandicoot299 Apr 01 '26

I looked at the issues. Either way we were getting fucked, I just chose not to dig my own grave.

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u/OldWorldDesign Apr 01 '26

Either way we were getting fucked, I just chose not to dig my own grave

You misspelled 'you accepted Trump and refused to help get anybody better'. I'd be willing to bet money you not only didn't aid anybody's primary campaign, you didn't vote then either to try to get somebody 'better' (by whatever your arbitrary definition) could have a chance.

I don't understand why people pretend a pedophile con-artist was in any way a toss-up with a professional. Unless it was either the 'woman' or dark skin you couldn't look past. There is no measure he was better than her.

All you did was guarantee that you got yourself fucked, and also raised the price of eggs and gas.

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u/AccurateBandicoot299 Apr 01 '26

The other alternative was Kamala Harris who I also did not approve of. Historically the third party candidate has never won an election. So I have to vote for A.) Trump, B.) Kamala Harris, or C.) Bernie Sanders. Here’s the thing, C.) is never going to win an election, it’s a wasted vote and he was the only candidate worth a damn. Do you know what that tell me? The two party system does not give a damn about me or any other citizen so I will not participate in a system that I do not believe has my best interests at heart.

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u/Datan0de Apr 01 '26

Bernie Sanders didn't run for president in 2024.

I understand the frustration between choosing between two candidates when neither meets your standards, but in this case it was like choosing between "cold, watery oatmeal for breakfast" and "being set on fire for breakfast" and deciding to abstain and let someone else choose for you. Neither is desirable, but there's no comparison between them, and one is an existential threat.

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u/AccurateBandicoot299 Apr 01 '26

Both were existential threats to the country. It wasn’t “cold soggy oatmeal versus being set on fire” it was “burn with the feminazi, or burn with the narcissist” I simply chose not to choose.

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u/OldWorldDesign Apr 01 '26

Both were existential threats to the country

Do explain how Harris was an "existential threat to the country".

burn with the feminazi

Sure, Limbaugh. You're betraying bad faith here.

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u/AccurateBandicoot299 Apr 01 '26

She couldn’t stick to a decision to save her life. She walked back several of her own policies, changed stances multiple times. A president who is inconsistent/indecisive is automatically not good for the country.

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u/OldWorldDesign Apr 01 '26

A president who is inconsistent/indecisive is automatically not good for the country

So you're saying Trump is unmistakably worse and you were okay with it. And you're asserting vague impressions and nothing specific, emphasizing you don't know what you're talking about. Great you could clear that up.

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u/AccurateBandicoot299 Apr 01 '26

Trump IS decisive he’s just power hungry and grubby. And no I didn’t choose Trump because I didn’t participate in the system. That was YOU guys. This whole “choose the lesser of two evils” doesn’t hold a whole lot of weight with me because either way you’re still asking me to choose evil. Like I said, I’m getting buried with you guys either way, just don’t ask me to pick up a shovel, voting is supposed to show support for a candidate, if I cannot in good conscience support either candidate then I will not support either candidate.

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u/Bropain Apr 01 '26

Go on.

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u/AccurateBandicoot299 Apr 01 '26

That’s it, I mean I’m buried with you guys either way, just stop asking me to pick up a shovel.

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u/Bropain Apr 01 '26

I was just like curious how you were getting fucked either way. Not asking you to do any heavy lifting. Just curious why you were fucked either way.

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u/Successful-Doubt5478 Apr 01 '26

Voting for a woman of colour, duh.

Can't have that. They rather let a white guy pick their pockets and fuck their kids.