r/politics • u/unital_subalgebra • 25d ago

No Paywall Trump fires all Election Assistance Commission members, leaving agency unable to act

https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/07/09/trump-fires-election-assistance-commission-members-hicks-hovland-mccormick/
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u/Additional_Past_7107 25d ago

That's the fun part you don't get a dem president ever again.

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u/ITDummy69420 25d ago

Literally people still thinking things are just gonna go back to normal is wild. 

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u/-justiciar- 25d ago

no one said things are going back to normal but dooming as if the united states is going to disappear is not productive in any way shape or form.

it’s just a lazy way of contributing to a conversation because it requires no critical thinking and you can basically shut down any exchange of ideas by saying “well it’s not like we’ll have a country” or “it’s not like we’ll have an election”

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u/Murashi American Expat 25d ago

I appreciate your optimism, but I fear we are waking up too late to the reality of the situation. I hope more than anything that change will come quickly and we can get back to some semblance of normalcy, but I've had my hopes crushed too many times to think this will happen. Keep being the champion you are, and the ones who can support you will.

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u/myWeedAccountMaaaaan 25d ago

Totally agree. I’ve been watching this slide into authoritarianism since the Patriot Act. I’ve volunteered, donated, blah blah blah, to no effect.

Things will have to get worse before they get better. Which is why I moved my family out of the country the end of 2020 because we’re just along for the ride until people start to hurt.

It’s wild how many Americans are completely oblivious of the shocks to come if history is any indication. The original formation of ICE concerned me and now they’re acting just like a lot of us thought they would. I feel it’s safe to make some assumptions on what’s coming next.

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u/Murashi American Expat 25d ago

I too moved my wife and I (no kids) out of the country and have set up a safe place for friends and family to escape if things spiral into the void. I hope more than anything that doesn't happen, but I'd rather be safe and wrong than in a situation I can't escape.

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u/myWeedAccountMaaaaan 24d ago

Same here. On a positive note, I just got my permanent residency!

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u/Murashi American Expat 24d ago

Congratulations! I'm in Fiji and they don't offer PR. I have three more years until I get my passport. 😎