Voter suppresion/"stealing the election" megathread

[Non Swing Voter]

I feel like some of these voter suppression tactics are going to backfire spectacularly on Republicans.  They seem to be acting like they're still the party of UMC college educated whites.  The GOP's entire theory of why 2018 didn't matter to 2020 was that Trump brings out lots of low propensity, blue collar, less educated voters than vote in midterms. 

[Non Swing Voter]

https://twitter.com/DWUhlfelderLaw/status/1303734152769024000
Russians invaded our election systems. How deep have they gotten in 2020 with Trump admin doing nothing since they're working on his behalf?

Our election will not be free and fair

Every time the democrats complain about Russia I want them to remember this:

https://twitter.com/TheDemocrats/status/260497619862835201

Fair point.  they probably tweeted that because of Russias lack of prominence on the world stage and its economic downturn while China and other nations have been building up.  But Russia seems to always use a disproportionate amount of its GDP and influence on screwing over the US.  That said why are Republicans silent about Russia now that Russia appears to be helping their party?

[Non Swing Voter]

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/17/pennsylvania-mail-ballot-deadline-extended-417044

Pennsylvania Supreme Court extends state's mail ballot deadline

[Non Swing Voter]

https://twitter.com/IsaacDovere/status/1310947647092555777

Texas Governor = actively trying to suppress his owns citizens votes.

Immigrant and Patriotic American Arnold = helping voters in another state vote. 

These Republican criminals need to rot in prison, the whole lot of them.

[Non Swing Voter]

Is there anything that can be done in TX or does Abbott have the last word on this?

It's so close to the election it would be hard for a court to intervene. 

[Non Swing Voter]

https://twitter.com/dananessel/status/1311787206441422848

Detroit Free Press: "Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is charging two well-known election provocateurs with felonies related to a racist robocall in the Detroit area that spread false information about the upcoming general election."

"Jacob Wahl and Jack Burkman are accused of orchestrating calls that went to thousands of voters in Detroit and other cities. The calls reportedly targeted Black voters and spread misinformation about voting by mail."

Good for her!  Lock em up.

[Non Swing Voter]

https://twitter.com/Scaramucci/status/1311840873559326722

[Non Swing Voter]

https://twitter.com/chiraagbains/status/1311863651117170689

Actually it would be...preclearance just means Bill Barr's DOJ would have to approve it. Gee I wonder what they would do.

Right.  You can have all the laws you want but if the enforcers are corrupt...

[Non Swing Voter]

https://twitter.com/marceelias/status/1314750877442412544

Very very nice. Let's see how long it lasts.

GOP has already appealed it to the 5th circuit. 

The Republican gameplay: steal the courts --> have courts steal elections --> steal more court seats --> never answer to voters.

[Non Swing Voter]

Have to say, Texas' voter suppression effort isn't going well...

[Non Swing Voter]

Reading this thread is sad.  An entire major political party has debased itself to promoting Russian conspiracy theories and the goals of the Russian government while at the same time trying to keep fellow Americans from voting.  The GOP is treasonous. 

[Non Swing Voter]

https://twitter.com/justinhendrix/status/1320076597060378625

NYC looking like a banana republic

[Non Swing Voter]

https://twitter.com/NYCCouncil38/status/1320060282174119941

what's going on here?

[Non Swing Voter]

https://twitter.com/NYCCouncil38/status/1320060282174119941

what's going on here?

I'll be 100% honest here, I wouldn't feel comfortable taking PPE that's being handed out in open public by random activists because there is no guarantee it was properly sanitized or if it was possibly intentionally contaminated by people who want to look like they're trying to help.

Fair but what's with the attitude of those cops and lack of explanation?

[Non Swing Voter]

https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/1322232173848649729

If Democrats get a trifecta.  No dancing around.  Pack the courts, pass a new voting rights act.  Make DC and PR states.  The time for playing around is over.  The GOP in its current form has proven to be unworthy of ever governing again.

[Non Swing Voter]

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1322334975102980096

Good to hear, though I want to see action, not just talk.

Then you're not going to get what you want because talk is all you're gonna get.  And also the talk will be lies.

[Non Swing Voter]

If we lived in a country of laws DeJoy would be held in contempt and jailed until the end of the election.

We might live in such a country very soon, which is why the criminals are doubling down on their criminal behavior.  Imagine being a newly appointed prosecutor in Biden's administration.  They'll need an entire crime unit devoted to Trump officials.

[Non Swing Voter]

https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2020/10/31/usps-investigating-undelivered-miami-mail-ballots-1333001

Update to that Miami story.  Apparently 48 ballots were in that facility.  Most weren't completed.  Not too many but it makes you wonder how many other post offices have a similar pile up.

[Non Swing Voter]

I think Trump, Barr, other enablers made the calculus to act lawlessly with the strong hope that Trump would win.  Now they're desperate and scrambling.  I wonder how many people get prosecuted after Biden takes office.

[Non Swing Voter]

Board liberals should stop getting so enraged by Trump's tweets about election fraud and just enjoy his mental breakdown.

[Non Swing Voter]

Judges need to start sanctioning the people and lawyers who bring these frivolous lawsuits.  If they have to pay costs and penalties out of pocket this crap would come to an end a lot sooner.

[Non Swing Voter]

https://twitter.com/nancykaffer/status/1328834950456553479?s=20
The board is deadlocked 2-2. The (Republican, obviously) chair said she’d consider certifying the results in areas besides Detroit. So brazen.

Fake News!

I've been assured that this is all just Trump being Trump and grifting, and there's no chance whatsoever that Republicans will participate in enabling him stealing office, or standing by while their fellows do so. I'm confident the overwhelming majority of Republicans will immediately denounce this and take action to make sure the results of our elections are upheld. Any moment now.

It only took three hours of Twitter attacks for them to fold on this.

That's what happens when you get caught red handed committing crime on a national scale. 

Those 2 rats should be investigated and prosecuted for any possible crime the Michigan AG can drum up. 

[Non Swing Voter]

https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/1329447311907450882

Good lord, this whole show is an embarrassment to the legal community.

Yes it is.  Judges need to start sanctioning these lawyers. 

[Non Swing Voter]

So FYI the Michigan Legislature does not go into session again until December 1, and only the Governor can call a special session. By then there will be the slate of Biden electors certified. Michigan law clearly does not allow the Legislature to unilaterally appoint their own electors and the Legislature has no role in certification of the results. The Michigan Supreme Court (nominally 4-3 conservative but one of those is basically a Snyder-appointed RINO who was even endorsed by the teachers' union with the liberals in her last election, and another is pretty moderate and broke with the other RINO to uphold the redistricting commission 4-3 back when the court was nominally 5-2) is not going to uphold any theft by Trump or ignoring state law here.

Also the Pennsylvania Legislature's last day in session is tomorrow and then they adjourn for the rest of the year. The law does state that the majority of members can "petition" the Governor for a special session but is kind of vague after that, presumably Wolf could at least delay it until after the EC votes. The PA Supreme Court is on his side after all.

Good to know.  It's still outrageous that those 2 MI legislators are flying to the White House.  What absurd excuse do they have for visiting him other than discussing stealing the election?

[Non Swing Voter]

https://twitter.com/GOP/status/1329490975266398210

This is the official GOP account....

If anyone was still doubting that the GOP is actually pursuing a civil war here.

People who keep thinking a civil war will result don't know what a war actually is.

Not a full scale war like our last one, but if Trump managed to seize power by force after losing the election I could absolutely imagine a California secession crisis and a Paris 68 type situation in DC plus general riots all over the country that would make the Floyd stuff this summer look like nothing. Not a road anybody should want to go down. 

With the exception of Georgia, all the blue states in the last election are directly connected to Canada.  All three regions could secede, join Canada and leave Trump country in abject poverty (as they barely contribute to the economy).