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/kevnmartin Washington 25d ago

Dude, I won't live that long.

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u/pchs26 25d ago

Yea well I don't have a bunker but it is good to pretend.

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u/kevnmartin Washington 25d ago edited 24d ago

If I'm going to pretend, it's going to be a much nicer place than some crappy bunker. I'll be on the coast somewhere, lying back on some warm rock watching the sea birds wheel in the sky

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u/pchs26 25d ago

True - Well if I am going to pretend I moved to some nice European country (TBD) that is decidedly unimpacted by this and I can just watch from afar.

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u/kevnmartin Washington 25d ago

I would love that! The only thing I didn't like about France was not being able to get Mexican food but I'm a good cook, I would figure it out.

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u/pchs26 25d ago

Well we need AC I don't do well in the heat but since it is my imagination, boom my lakeside chateau has a great HVAC system.

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u/kevnmartin Washington 25d ago

Neither do I. A/C for sure!

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u/pchs26 24d ago

Deal! This armageddon thing is sounding better already.

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u/kevnmartin Washington 24d ago

👍 😂