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Trump fired all three remaining members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on Thursday, abruptly disabling the only federal agency devoted solely to election administration at a moment when Trump has sought to reshape federal voting rules.
The two Democratic commissioners, Thomas Hicks and Benjamin Hovland, were notified by email. “On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as Commissioner of the Election Assistance Commission is terminated, effective immediately. Thank you for your service,” the email said. It was signed by Morgan DeWitt Snow, deputy director of presidential personnel in the Executive Office of the President.
The third commissioner, Republican Christy McCormick, was allowed to resign, according to three sources within the agency. McCormick declined to comment when reached by phone. The agency’s fourth commissioner, Republican Donald Palmer, voluntarily departed the agency earlier this year to join the Heritage Foundation.
i think it’s so funny how americans think they live in a democracy while one guy just fires whomever he wants.
But not just anyone… The court said he couldn’t fire that guy from the fed, cause that’s clearly the only important thing that the president needs oversight on /s. Despite the fact that he’s destroying the economy other ways. It’s all fucking ridiculous
Yeah we in the rest of the world call that a “dictatorship” m’dudes.
To be fair, a democracy is normally a system where the people elect a smaller group of representives to make decisions for them.
I don’t think any country has implemented a full direct democracy where the entire population votes on everything.
It was a lot easier to believe the illusion before the Orange Don.
Was there always a lack of repercussions to illegal actions or were administrations playing nice for the most part?
I’m guessing like with other actions some federal judge will ask to reinstate them when it’s far too late
There was a supreme court decision during the current administration that basically said the president can’t be held accountable. It’s completely insane.
There were repurcussions most of the time until Nixon got pardoned. Grant got a speeding ticket on a horse from a beat cop who knew exactly who he was, and Grant paid the ticket. But after Nixon, all bets were off.
Oh my god how much more evidence do you need to acknowledge they’re in on it?
I’m not following, are you saying the judges are? This administration? All previous administrations and this one?
Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden along with Ginsberg, Schumer, Pelosi, McConnell and more.
They serve corporations, billionaires and Israel. They don’t give a fuck about you.
Not just any 'ol democracy, but the bestest one ever!!1!!
It would be incredible and one hell of a historic moment if the Orange Pedophile’s reign, which has exposed all our system’s flaws, actually resulted in us plugging those holes and updating our political machine to prevent this all from happening again.
But the bottom line is that would require voter action and Americans are dogshit stupid.
i would wholeheartedly wish such a change for you guys.
Plug the holes of centuries of murder and pillage? Can you fix all the countries you’ve invaded or couped since WWII? Can you bring back all the dead fisherman or those 200 little girls trump killed this year? Can you bring back all the Iraqis, Afghanis, Vietnamese or Koreans?
Death to America.
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Very ironic username.
How original of you.
And validated as just fine by the unelected supreme court.
Good times.
Democracy requires public commitment, but people will always choose what benefits them in the shortest expanse at the cost of long term benefits.
When the ancient greeks who layed the groundwork can pinpoint the cycle to a fault, isn’t that a sign of a system that is dubious at best in its performance?