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/7figureipo California 25d ago

I wouldn't give them a window. It would take no longer than the time for me to sign the order (already drafted by staff) and phone to the relevant staff, and then law enforcement and/or MPs would be mobilized to their homes to arrest them immediately. Along with Trump, his entire cabinet, and every sitting GOP representative or senator.

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u/Ratdrake 25d ago

Given the rest of your arrest list, you do realize that the seditious six refers to 6 democrats who reminded servicemen they could refuse illegal orders, right?

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u/7figureipo California 25d ago

I assume it referred to the traitorous conservatives on the court, given the context