Bondi's extortionary demand for the Minnesota voter rolls is curious.
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@3x10to8mps I apologize if my post did not meet your needs. I am not nearly as smart, savvy, or attractive as you are.
@mattblaze Wow what a jerk you are
If you don't want comments don't post on social media
What I said did not deserve your hostility
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@mattblaze Wow what a jerk you are
If you don't want comments don't post on social media
What I said did not deserve your hostility
@3x10to8mps bye bye little troll
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Minnesota has open primaries - any voter can select which party primary they want to vote in at the time of the primary. There's no party registration, so the primary selected (and not made public) is the only indicator of party affinity in the voter database there.
@mattblaze Tim Walz should pull a DOGE and delete that information from the voter database, then say "oops".
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@distractal @bflipp There is no federal authority to manage elections. HAVA and the NVRA each created some requirements for how states manage voter registration, but do not give any authority to the federal government to supervise elections (as the Voting Rights Act did).
This has literally zero to do with “federal authority to manage elections” when you can just have your goon squad rolling around kidnapping people to scare people away from going to vote in the same way they are currently scared to leave their house right now.
Remember the evidence for current ICE enforcement was a youtube video made by a mentally challenged man going to daycares on the weekend when no kids were there to prove “fraud.”
Why would you even begin to think what is and isn’t managed between the states and federal government makes any difference now?
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This has literally zero to do with “federal authority to manage elections” when you can just have your goon squad rolling around kidnapping people to scare people away from going to vote in the same way they are currently scared to leave their house right now.
Remember the evidence for current ICE enforcement was a youtube video made by a mentally challenged man going to daycares on the weekend when no kids were there to prove “fraud.”
Why would you even begin to think what is and isn’t managed between the states and federal government makes any difference now?
@bflipp @distractal Because it DOES make a big difference. Elections are run by states, not the federal government. The executive branch has virtually no role in election operations. While it’s certainly true that the Trump administration has overstepped its authority in many ways, attempting to usurp state control over elections goes well beyond anything they’ve attempted or even discussed. It would represent a significant attack on the structure of federalism.
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@bflipp @distractal Because it DOES make a big difference. Elections are run by states, not the federal government. The executive branch has virtually no role in election operations. While it’s certainly true that the Trump administration has overstepped its authority in many ways, attempting to usurp state control over elections goes well beyond anything they’ve attempted or even discussed. It would represent a significant attack on the structure of federalism.
@bflipp @distractal Anyway, whatever. I think actually understanding stuff is useful.
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@bflipp @distractal Because it DOES make a big difference. Elections are run by states, not the federal government. The executive branch has virtually no role in election operations. While it’s certainly true that the Trump administration has overstepped its authority in many ways, attempting to usurp state control over elections goes well beyond anything they’ve attempted or even discussed. It would represent a significant attack on the structure of federalism.
But the regime can just have ICE doing exactly what they’re doing now during the elections and it will greatly suppress turn out in the areas they are operating.
I don’t need to be explained to how our elections work. I’m saying it won’t matter unless we have some unlikely loyalty pledges by state law enforcement and state military to ignore federalization and protect the citizens from federal forces who would be making voting a hazardous affair.
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@bflipp @distractal Anyway, whatever. I think actually understanding stuff is useful.
Yeah I’m not saying anything about usurping control of elections from a given state.
Maybe you need to get right with where we’re currently at right now.
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But the regime can just have ICE doing exactly what they’re doing now during the elections and it will greatly suppress turn out in the areas they are operating.
I don’t need to be explained to how our elections work. I’m saying it won’t matter unless we have some unlikely loyalty pledges by state law enforcement and state military to ignore federalization and protect the citizens from federal forces who would be making voting a hazardous affair.
@bflipp @distractal whatever. You clearly know more about this than I do.
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Bondi's extortionary demand for the Minnesota voter rolls is curious. Minnesota's voter rolls, like those of most states, are essentially public, including name, address, phone number (if given), and elections voted in. The only information redacted (by law) is DoB, SSN (etc) and which party's primary elections they chose to vote in.
One can only speculate on why DoJ would want the redacted information.
It's OBVIOUS the goal is rigged elections, elections that can only ever be won by the authoritatian's machine.
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It's OBVIOUS the goal is rigged elections, elections that can only ever be won by the authoritatian's machine.
@unruly Sorry if you find my comments obvious or unhelpful.
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@bflipp @distractal Because it DOES make a big difference. Elections are run by states, not the federal government. The executive branch has virtually no role in election operations. While it’s certainly true that the Trump administration has overstepped its authority in many ways, attempting to usurp state control over elections goes well beyond anything they’ve attempted or even discussed. It would represent a significant attack on the structure of federalism.
@mattblaze @bflipp @distractal
But since when did Trump think rules apply to him? He stated during the campaign he was going to rig elections so “you’ll never have to vote again”. That wasn’t just blither -
@mattblaze @bflipp @distractal
But since when did Trump think rules apply to him? He stated during the campaign he was going to rig elections so “you’ll never have to vote again”. That wasn’t just blither@OilersOrganGuy @bflipp @distractal if you aren’t interested in understanding how elections work, I’m probably not a good account to follow.
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@mattblaze @bflipp @distractal
But since when did Trump think rules apply to him? He stated during the campaign he was going to rig elections so “you’ll never have to vote again”. That wasn’t just blither@OilersOrganGuy @mattblaze @bflipp @distractal that blithering idiot has maintained that since the first term ...because of his intention to rule the roost ...
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@unruly Sorry if you find my comments obvious or unhelpful.
I meant to boost your toot. It's obvious to some, some are in denial, some just can't see the fascist plan even though it's textbook.
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@OilersOrganGuy @bflipp @distractal if you aren’t interested in understanding how elections work, I’m probably not a good account to follow.
@mattblaze @bflipp @distractal
You are correct in how elections legally work but there are no checks and balances anymore. Trump’s fascist gestapo will see to that. All of us non-Americans hope that he fails but since the Republicans always fall in line, and he controls the military, who, who is going to stop him. -
Bondi's extortionary demand for the Minnesota voter rolls is curious. Minnesota's voter rolls, like those of most states, are essentially public, including name, address, phone number (if given), and elections voted in. The only information redacted (by law) is DoB, SSN (etc) and which party's primary elections they chose to vote in.
One can only speculate on why DoJ would want the redacted information.
@mattblaze
We know why they want the info, but demanding it in a ransom note on DoJ letterhead was, uh, kind of an unforced error. Whatever large feline that bites asses is going to make an appearance. -
@mattblaze @bflipp @distractal
You are correct in how elections legally work but there are no checks and balances anymore. Trump’s fascist gestapo will see to that. All of us non-Americans hope that he fails but since the Republicans always fall in line, and he controls the military, who, who is going to stop him.@OilersOrganGuy @bflipp @distractal Nonetheless, I think understanding how things work and what the law is is useful.
Perhaps Trump doesn’t care. But the rest of us should still care.
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@mattblaze
We know why they want the info, but demanding it in a ransom note on DoJ letterhead was, uh, kind of an unforced error. Whatever large feline that bites asses is going to make an appearance.@oldhaapi I actually don’t know why they want this. I can speculate, but none of the obvious explanations make complete sense.
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@oldhaapi I actually don’t know why they want this. I can speculate, but none of the obvious explanations make complete sense.
They want it to go door to door or by social media to every single voter to intimidate and threaten their lives if they vote against Republicans.
If that doesn't work, they will fight and murder people to ensure the election is not certified.
Failing that, they will start wars to ensure they remain in control.
Fascism in a nutshell.
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@researchbuzz welp. time to figure out if we can remember where we put the personal copy we took a while back :/
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I'm irritated that I caught up with @kevinmarks.com tonight and got personal updates from 2017. I need to check in with interesting people more often than once per decade!
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@vkc absolutely, and I'm sorry if I sounded like I was saying that you had to. I meant, I am taking it up as an important topic to work on.
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@researchbuzz I can't be livid all the time, but...
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HOLY FUCKING FUCK THEY KILLED THE CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/spotlighting-the-world-factbook-as-we-bid-a-fond-farewell/
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@grb090423 thank you times two 😁
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@MsMerope "Someone shot the President," 1963. Sometimes knowledge is important.
