That's what Lindsey Graham and the Republicans think of American democracy:
Says the newest shill for the most corrupt, lawless administration in American history. Remember, he's now supporting a president who thinks he can rule by executive order.
But never fear: The Republicans are going to save the country (This is a must-read):
Trump is already setting the stage for rejecting the results of the election if it doesn't go his way:
And Paul Krugman paints a grim picture of what Trump will do if the Democrats take the House.
I keep thinking it can't happen here -- while I'm watching it happen.
"I'm going to let everybody in these states know what happens if you put the Democratic Party in charge of this country," he said. "You're rewarding mob rule. You're undercutting the rule of law. Don't give these people power."
Says the newest shill for the most corrupt, lawless administration in American history. Remember, he's now supporting a president who thinks he can rule by executive order.
But never fear: The Republicans are going to save the country (This is a must-read):
Our representative democracy is under attack. There is no gunfire, no explosions. But under attack nonetheless. The FBI has implicated Russian agents in manipulating the 2016 elections, potentially with the cooperation of the Donald Trump campaign. But the 2018 elections are under attack today in Georgia, in North Dakota, and elsewhere by U.S. "crisis actors."
Trump, now president, made himself fraudster-in-chief in warning American voters against voting. “All levels of government and Law Enforcement are watching carefully for VOTER FRAUD, including during EARLY VOTING," Trump tweeted Saturday night. "Cheat at your own peril. Violators will be subject to maximum penalties, both civil and criminal!”. . .
Trump might well have posted police in armbands outside the polls in minority neighborhoods. Let's not mince words. We know what he and Republican agents across the country are doing. They are openly attempting to steal elections by disenfranchising minority voters. They are trying to intimidate them into staying away from the polls.
Trump is already setting the stage for rejecting the results of the election if it doesn't go his way:
Donald trump took to his "bully pulpit" on Twitter to speak out about voter fraud.
All levels of government and Law Enforcement are watching carefully for VOTER FRAUD, including during EARLY VOTING. Cheat at your own peril. Violators will be subject to maximum penalties, both civil and criminal!
7:36 PM - Oct 20, 2018
This echoes statements made by the president prior to the 2016 election, and is stoking fears that he is attempting to pave the way to declare the elections in question if they do not go his way.
After the 2016 race, Trump claimed that voter fraud affected the outcome, stating that he actually won the popular vote, "if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally."
And Paul Krugman paints a grim picture of what Trump will do if the Democrats take the House.
In the first tweet, Krugman wrote, “If Democrats don’t at least take the House, God help us. But even if they do, we’ll be facing a nightmarish political scene. Republicans will claim that the election was stolen, and deny the majority’s legitimacy.”
He then noted that Trump appointee, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, is refusing to turn over documents to Congress with Trump’s blessing, adding Wilkie’s defiance is a preview of what is to come.
I keep thinking it can't happen here -- while I'm watching it happen.
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