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Fiendish Thingy

(22,810 posts)
22. Get your calculator out
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 05:04 PM
Tuesday

You clearly haven’t done the math.

1. Not gonna happen, at least nationwide, and not from an Executive Order (note: more Democrats have passports than republicans)

2. State legislatures don’t certify elections.

3. While there chicanery afoot in the USPS, the legality of mail in ballots is determined by each state. (Note: seniors, who have the highest turnout rate, and lean Republican, vote by mail more than any other age group)

4. Numerous states have told Pam and Kristi to Fuck Right Off. They don’t have the resources to seize voter rolls from every state, and even if they possess the rolls, they cannot purge a single voter from them. Again, that is up to the states

5. There aren’t enough ICE agents to control every polling place. “They will just pick strategic blue districts” is also nonsense, as 2024 Trump +20 districts have been swinging 15-30+ points towards Dems in elections over the past year.

6. Yes, that is something to be worried about, but won’t stop the Blue Tsunami.

7. Not going to happen. The SAVE can’t pass without killing the filibuster, and republicans are terrified to open that Pandora’s box. Can’t be done via EO either - states are already ignoring numerous EO’s on elections.

8. 19 state have already done so, and only a handful currently use it. Not a significant factor in determining the majority control in the midterms

9. Not gonna happen- doing the math is the most important for this question, as they simply don’t have the resources to make it happen.

It is critical to never forget this one absolute truth:

Trump is not omnipotent, and the states and the people are not powerless

Despite acting with lawless impunity on a daily basis, this administration has been stalled stymied or restrained numerous times over the past year.

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So when is the revolution? [View all] indusurb Tuesday OP
Lots of rhetoric here; what exactly are you saying? What does revolution look like for you and how are you organizing WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #1
I would prefer something along the lines of the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslavakia indusurb Tuesday #4
Are you organizing for that? WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #5
As best I can indusurb Tuesday #9
Oh, is this an organizing post? WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #13
Putting the idea out there indusurb Tuesday #15
My idea, Whiskey FalloutShelter Tuesday #6
What do you believe would come from those actions? WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #7
Pressure them to be FalloutShelter Tuesday #10
I agree with you. FalloutShelter Tuesday #2
No need for a backup plan Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #19
You are delusional. PufPuf23 7 hrs ago #32
What are you proposing? What action do you say should take place? Maru Kitteh Tuesday #3
A mass uprising so large it can't be ignored, indusurb Tuesday #8
'Mass revolt' Greg_In_SF Tuesday #11
See posts 4 and 8 indusurb Tuesday #12
Gotcha Greg_In_SF Tuesday #14
You never know until you try indusurb Tuesday #16
And you are? I'm sorry, but you're doing a great job MineralMan Tuesday #17
Nothing can stop the Blue Tsunami in November Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #18
Aren't going to rig the midterms? There is much evidence to the contrary SpankMe Tuesday #20
Get your calculator out Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #22
Trump confiscated my calculator SpankMe 10 hrs ago #23
I always wondered how so many here can have faith that Trump will follow the law... Lancero 9 hrs ago #24
I always wondered how so many steadfastly believe in Trump's omnipotence... Fiendish Thingy 9 hrs ago #26
Fallacy of the excluded middle dpibel 8 hrs ago #31
That poster has " faith" because they are in Canada and it won't hurt them like it does us questionseverything 9 hrs ago #27
A leaked memo from RW nutjobs does not equal reality Fiendish Thingy 9 hrs ago #25
Your posts remind me of the people who told me wnylib 9 hrs ago #28
You didn't hear that from me Fiendish Thingy 9 hrs ago #29
He has more intelligent people setting agendas wnylib 8 hrs ago #30
Trump (and Netanyahu) have opened the door for World War III. PufPuf23 7 hrs ago #33
I'm just going to try to get out the vote and canvas Torchlight Tuesday #21
SARANDON is the one to answer that question. UTUSN 7 hrs ago #34
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