c/politics · by sanitation@lemmy.today · 15d

DHS Chief Threatens to Imprison Election Officials Who Don’t Comply With Trump - A government watchdog indicated it would file legal challenges to the administration’s efforts to take over elections.

https://truthout.org/articles/dhs-chief-threatens-to-imprison-election-officials-who-dont-comply-with-trump/

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28 Comments

BigMacHole@thelemmy.club · 27 pts · 15d (9 replies)

Thank GOD Democrats are READY to FIGHT ~~This!~~ Politicians who CARE about their Constituents TOOTH and NAIL!

Malyca@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 14d (8 replies)

They're too busy vowing to fight socialism remember

CovertGogurt@lemmy.world · -20 pts · 14d (7 replies)

Socialism ain't the answer, bud. Capitalism sucks, but sucks less than socialism. We do need to have more regulated capitalism.

sportsjorts@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 14d (1 reply)

You mean like mix in some socialist policies? Because that’s what always brings America back from the brink of utter collapse. It’s always been a balance between socialism and capitalism. The fucking red scare just erased labor and let the fucking vampires loose.

Tiger666@lemmy.ca · -2 pts · 13d

What? What world do you live in?

Tiger666@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 13d (1 reply)

What is socialism?

6stringringer@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 13d

Woke capitalism.

LostCarcosan@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 14d

No pure government style will work long term. If socialism isn't the answer, capitalism also is not. I do agree that a 'capitalist' society with heavy, enforceable corporate regulations and well funded social programs would be ideal, though

Sunflier@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 13d

Tell that to every other developed nation (which now includes Mexico) with universal health-insurance.

Snowies@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 13d

The downvotes are because you’re wrong intellectually, not emotionally.

Just clarifying for you “bud”.

santa@sh.itjust.works · 20 pts · 14d (4 replies)

Complying with Law and complying with him aren’t the same thing. One only needs to comply with laws.

glitch1985@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 14d (3 replies)

Or be rich enough so laws don't apply to you.

santa@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 14d (1 reply)

They always apply — it’s if they are enforced or not. I do concur with your sentiment, though.

DillDough@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 13d

Laws must be enforced in order to be applied...

Snowies@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 13d

If a law doesn’t apply to the rich, it’s not a law — it’s a poverty tax.

Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip · 17 pts · 15d

Man, I sure do love living in a rapidly collapsing democracy.

Not that it was a very functional democracy before. But now it's worse, and thats pretty cool I guess 🙃

Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 15d

they’re going to have to implement security issues

Not solutions, issues.

ChetManly@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 14d

Typical Mark-Wayne-Sister-Fucker ...

Sunflier@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 14d

Suit for 10th Amendment + Contempt charges when he defies

Snowies@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 13d

~~Soap Box~~

~~Ballot Box~~

~~Jury Box~~

We all know what’s left, right?

They won’t step down peacefully.

Remember how this country started folks.

Arm yourselves.

Never forget.

If these idiotic hate-brained traitors can storm the capitol building to stop a free and fair election… we can do it to stop an actually fraudulent one.

Eryn6844@piefed.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 15d (5 replies)

you only get out of your democracy what you put into it peeps. if you are not willing to bleed for it then dont expect it to last very long.

PlaidBaron@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 13d

Democracy is a lot like gardening that way. If you dont weed out the bad, expect rotten fruit at the end.

Wataba@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 15d

Use it or lose it, and a full third decided to take that literally.

Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works · 0 pts · 15d (2 replies)

We generally aren't, so, how long do we have, two years or so?

Typotyper@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 15d (1 reply)

Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov...

Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 15d

Arm up before November, got it.