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indusurb

(297 posts)
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 11:43 AM Jun 2025

Hate to say it, but we're not going to have free and fair elections for a long time.

The Supreme Court has given direct control of the Federal Election Commission over to Trump.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-defeats-democrats-lawsuit-over-132824674.html

This means that red states will be able to double down on gerrymandering and voter suppression. Blue and purple states will see their Democratic majorities chipped away until they're nothing. Think we'll see a rebound in the midterms next year? Don't count on it, in fact I believe that the Republican majorities in both the House and Senate will increase. As far as 2028 goes, well, the good news is I doubt Trump will run again. The bad news is that either of the oligarchs' hand picked idiots, Vance or Trump jr will get the nod, and win.

We are now caught in a bit of a conundrum. We need the courts to restore the rule or law and justice in this country. In order to achieve this, we need a Democratic president to nominate true judges. But we need to win an election, we're going to need courts to restore law and justice. And around and around we go.

I think that the only way out of this is going to be a, most probably violent, revolution.

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Hate to say it, but we're not going to have free and fair elections for a long time. (Original Post) indusurb Jun 2025 OP
Neither Vance or Junior will ever be elected president Fiendish Thingy Jun 2025 #1

Fiendish Thingy

(22,078 posts)
1. Neither Vance or Junior will ever be elected president
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 11:58 AM
Jun 2025

Don’t buy into the myth that Trump is omnipotent, and the states and the people are powerless.

States run the elections, and the courts still have authority over issues like gerrymandering- Alabama has been ordered to redraw its congressional districts, which will likely result in Dems picking up at least one seat in the state.

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