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B.See

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37. Wish I had all that confidence exuding from those so sure that Trump and Co. won't be able to do squat.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 01:20 AM
7 hrs ago

But TRY they certainly WILL, either to 'mess with' the election, or WORSE. In fact it's ALREADY in the works... the plans and the lies they'll use to implement / justify it... like they've justified every other abhorrent (but certainly 'not at all likely') thing they've done.

But hey, MOVE ALONG. Nothing to see here:

It Can Now Be Plainly Said: Trump Is Planning a November Coup d’État - The New Republic During the campaign, it was kind of hard to picture the specifics of how Trump might pull such a thing off. Alas, it’s getting less hypothetical by the week.

Read: The ‘Emergency’ Executive Order Proposal That Trump Activists are Rallying Behind - TPM

Trump’s Effort to Steal the Midterms Is Getting Serious - Yahoo

Alarming analysis details just how Trump’s midterms coup could go down - Alternet.org

5 things to know as Trump's 'national emergency' plan emerges to seize control of voting - Raw Story

Here are five fast details of what the executive order would do:
1. Voting machines will be banned — even those that print a paper ballot.
2. Ballot drop boxes for mail-in voters will be prohibited.
3. Voters will be required to notarize mail-in ballots before turning them in.
4. Everyone currently registered to vote will have to register again for the 2026 elections.
5. The executive order claims to supersede virtually every major federal law on voting rights.


Trump Officials Attended a Summit of Election Deniers Who Want Trump to Take Over the Midterms - TPM

You’re denied access to your property: Inside Trump's new plan to steal the midterms - Alternet.org

Trump says he's 'entitled' to illegal third term as allies work to back effort - Raw Story

Hang on tight: Ex-insider says 'terrified' GOP poised to take much more dangerous path - Raw Story

"Hang on tight," Wilson wrote. "The people who couldn’t pass the SAVE Act are about to try something much more dangerous. They think they can cancel the Constitution with a 'National Emergency' sticker. They’re wrong. But they’re going to break a lot of things trying to prove they’re right."

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Watch out for a false flag operation... MiHale 23 hrs ago #1
It's early on yet to give a good opinion, gab13by13 23 hrs ago #2
Spot on Hey Joe 22 hrs ago #6
Shit fucking fire. I wish I could say you were wrong. GaYellowDawg 22 hrs ago #17
Exactly. A terrorist attack -.real or manufactured, can serve as his excuse. yellow dahlia 10 hrs ago #33
Ukraine attacks are on Ukraine to destroy it's sovereignty................... Lovie777 23 hrs ago #3
elections are managed and run by the states samsingh 23 hrs ago #4
So Krasnov didn't issue tariffs because it was illegal? Got it. gab13by13 22 hrs ago #9
The same SCOTUS Boo1 20 hrs ago #32
Fortunately the states run elections so this isn't a concern EdmondDantes_ 23 hrs ago #5
And it won't work. We've had many elections during wartime before now ms liberty 22 hrs ago #7
Shhh, don't let reality ruin a perfectly good dystopian fantasy. Nt Fiendish Thingy 22 hrs ago #16
There is no precedent for such a thing. MineralMan 22 hrs ago #8
PRECEDENT badgolfer 22 hrs ago #10
He has also been blocked by the courts many times MineralMan 22 hrs ago #12
Elections are run by the states. bearsfootball516 20 hrs ago #30
Bookmarking all of your posts gab13by13 22 hrs ago #11
He can attempt to defy the law of the land Fiendish Thingy 22 hrs ago #19
I'm confused. BannonsLiver 22 hrs ago #13
The 2 are not mutually exclusive, gab13by13 22 hrs ago #20
Delusional SCantiGOP 21 hrs ago #29
Again let's map out what happens EdmondDantes_ 20 hrs ago #31
So you think Magats will control congress until 2029 onenote 9 hrs ago #34
So, the war is going to perpetuate trump's control and at the same time its going to end his reign. onenote 22 hrs ago #14
Yup, just like Lincoln and FDR did Fiendish Thingy 22 hrs ago #15
One thing for sure here bluestarone 22 hrs ago #18
Stop putting words in my mouth that I didn't say, gab13by13 21 hrs ago #21
You can't base being right on this with your incorrect claim that the election was stolen EdmondDantes_ 21 hrs ago #26
The elections Greg_In_SF 21 hrs ago #22
If he does GaYellowDawg 21 hrs ago #23
Nope. QueerDuck 21 hrs ago #24
The only time where we had a legitimate reason to cancel because of war was in 1864 Polybius 21 hrs ago #25
Stop fucking dooming. JFC. All of this has been said. Nothing that he might do has not already been said. themaguffin 21 hrs ago #27
We had elections during the Civil War and every war since then. Ocelot II 21 hrs ago #28
It is unanamous. Trump is using Iran attacks to have an emergency applegrove 9 hrs ago #35
Krasnov Will Use The War To "TRY" to Cancel The Elections Jack Valentino 9 hrs ago #36
Wish I had all that confidence exuding from those so sure that Trump and Co. won't be able to do squat. B.See 7 hrs ago #37
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