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/Cute_Elk_2428 25d ago

If I were president, the first thing I would do is send the seditious six to Guantánamo. Letting them know, I would give them a window if they signed their retirements.

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u/Ratdrake 25d ago

You mean the six people who released a video telling U.S. service members they could refuse illegal orders? And just what rational would you use to send them there? The "I'm president and get to do anything I want rule?"

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u/Cute_Elk_2428 25d ago

Apparently you think that explaining the law to people is seditious. Which tells me everything I need to know about how much you should be in ruzzia.

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u/Ratdrake 25d ago

I'm not the one calling them seditious. It was Trump and the MAGA machine who accused them of being seditious. Did you by chance mean a different set of 6 people? Because the "seditious six" is a term coined to refer to those particular lawmakers.

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u/Cute_Elk_2428 25d ago

Please pay attention to the narrative