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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, 02:20 AM
Mar 1

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