dude@lemmings.worldM to news@lemmings.worldEnglish · 17 days agoEven Republican election officials say Trump’s mail-in voting order will be shot down in courtwww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down10
arrow-up1149arrow-down1external-linkEven Republican election officials say Trump’s mail-in voting order will be shot down in courtwww.independent.co.ukdude@lemmings.worldM to news@lemmings.worldEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squareParagone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·17 days agoNo, it’s about using legal-shenanigans to prevent votes, & while appeal may get the mail-in-votes re-instated, it’ll still affect the elections. The Republicans are famous for pulling bullshit just-before-elections, so that even if repealed, it still altered the outcome. “regulatory-capture” is only 1 kind of malevolent capture. Having malevolent electorate … that’s even more profound. _ /\ _
No, it’s about using legal-shenanigans to prevent votes, & while appeal may get the mail-in-votes re-instated, it’ll still affect the elections.
The Republicans are famous for pulling bullshit just-before-elections, so that even if repealed, it still altered the outcome.
“regulatory-capture” is only 1 kind of malevolent capture.
Having malevolent electorate … that’s even more profound.
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It can be two things.