We can say this man is obsessed with voting. He still insists the election was stolen from him in 2020, and that’s *so* old. We’re tired of hearing it. But his revenge attempts are going everywhere, and it’s against the American public. He just won’t admit he lost. It’s driving me bonkers. And now he’s trying to steal midterms by an executive order against mail-in voting, after that’s exactly what he did last week. *Yawn* He needs to get over his lame-a$$ self. My compliments to Raw Story:
President Donald Trump, stymied in all efforts to pass a voting restrictions bill through the Senate, announced an executive order on Tuesday attempting to crack down on mail-in voting by executive fiat. The order, among other things, imposes mandates on states for how to send out and process ballots, directs states to share information on mail-in voters with the administration, and directs the Postal Service to monitor who is voting by mail.
“It will be challenged because it is an unconstitutional use of authority the President doesn’t have over who can vote by mail,” wrote attorney and former Pennsylvania Rep. Conor Lamb. “If [Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne] Mullin valued his oath, he would refuse to enforce this order or step down. But he is an election denier and will enforce it happily.”
Yea no Trumpty. This “order” is going to be tied up legally for quite some time, probably past the midterms. He seems to think that executive orders solve everything. Boy, is he in for a surprise! Voting is handled by the states. Period. He can try anything he wants, but it ‘ain’t’ going to happen. Why in the HAIL he wants a list of mail-in voters is blatantly obvious: he wants to block people from voting. He also doesn’t seem to realize that it could block some of “*his*” people!
“The stuff in this already happens…?” wrote former Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer.
“Daily Caller: ‘create a list of verified U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote in each state…
‘ Me: Depending on how we define ‘verify,’ this is the statewide voter list of every state.
Daily Caller: ‘The presidential action will also require that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) only send absentee ballots to those on each state’s approved mail-in ballot list.’
Me: This is how every state does it. Some states simply put everyone on their mail-in ballot list.
Daily Caller: ‘Ballots will now have specific secure envelopes, with unique barcodes for tracking, the order mandates.’
Me: I’m pretty sure the vast majority of jurisdictions allow ballot tracking.”
There you have it. Except for federal interference, states already handle voting just as they should. There’s no need for the federal government to stick its nose into something that’s working just fine. I’m not going to get started on the damn bullsh!t SAVE Act, that, again, is the feds sticking their hands in it to prevent people from voting. That thing pisses me off to the point of screaming every time I see anything about it. And again, he might be preventing some of “his” people from voting!
“After Trump cast vote by mail this month,” wrote foreign policy commentator Laura Rozen. //// “I can’t decide which part of this is most concerning,” wrote Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA). “That Trump’s empowered to sign executive orders about whatever he wants. That he wants to disenfranchise senior citizens, people with disabilities, college students, troops, and all other Americans who rely on mail-in voting. That he thinks the federal government has jurisdiction over state-run elections. That Trump literally voted by mail last week. Or that he wants to have a record of all American voters, period.” //// “Good luck with this in a court by the man who just voted by mail. Let’s roll,” wrote lawyer Tracey Gallagher.
Do any of you remember “Let’s Roll”? Because I certainly do. It’s a perfect phrase for fighting back against this blatant election-stealing attempt. If Desolate Donnie can say his election was stolen, then we can certainly say he’s trying to steal midterms. And he will try anything and everything to change it before the midterms. There’s a problem with that. We already know *exactly* what he is trying to do. We are prepared. His baby fee-fees won’t let him admit what we all know already, and that has to be gnawing at him. Sorry not sorry. We shall overcome.
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