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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
Yesterday

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