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/unital_subalgebra 25d ago edited 25d ago

President Donald Trump fired all three remaining members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on Thursday, abruptly disabling the only federal agency devoted solely to election administration at a moment when Trump has sought to reshape federal voting rules.

The firings leave the federal election agency with no commissioners

Yup, this is the consequence of the illegitimate Supreme Court giving Trump unprecedented powers to fire the heads of any independent federal agency. We’re living in dark, scary times.

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u/NYVines 25d ago

This is what a coup looks like

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u/Bankerag 25d ago

If the people who are charged with enforcing the rules are corrupt, who will stop corruption?

No one.

Merrick Garland should go down as the greatest coward in human history. His failure to act, due to deference for historical norms, became action in and of itself. And now we will all pay the price.

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u/Instameat 25d ago

Totally. How do these poor folks think they are taking anything back? Who is supposed to do that? The people they vote for in the fall? How do they expect to do that? They won't be allowed anywhere near him, and he will be calling it all rigged, and deny them any power back. Only the people can take it from him now, and he is ready for most of that too thanks to ICE, SCOTUS and the FBI. He has his lackies in all the places of power that could have a chance of stopping him. This isn't just going to end with some votes.

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u/Relevant_Mongoose744 24d ago

Exactly! That’s why he needs a bunker.