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22. I'm not sure elections are a thing anymore

Reply to Doodley (Reply #11)

Thu Feb 20, 2025, 10:10 PM

Feb 20

I have a feeling free and fair elections are over, a la Russia, and N. Korea.

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Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, officials say [View all] BumRushDaShow Feb 20 OP

Is there anything he won't touch with his nasty, short, vulgar little fingers? jls4561 Feb 20 #1

No wonder DeJoy was running for the exit C_U_L8R Feb 20 #2

Obviously illegal since it's an independent body established by congress. PSPS Feb 20 #3

He's here to destroy as much of America that he's allowed to. bluestarone Feb 20 #4

He already screwed it up. I think he is doing this just to show he can. walkingman Feb 20 #5

Kick dalton99a Feb 20 #6

That pig character in the back Seinan Sensei Feb 20 #16

He does! nt drmeow Feb 21 #60

Please have a heart attack NOW. alarimer Feb 20 #7

A heart attack would just give us JD Vance, so it'd be a short-lived reprieve. At this point, we need an overthrow or Karasu Feb 20 #12

No, it might help birdographer Feb 20 #36

Illegal on its face. TomSlick Feb 20 #8

In all seriousness, I ask you, "So?" dchill Feb 20 #33

So, the courts will block the attempt. TomSlick Feb 20 #34

And the US Marshals will enforce? dchill Feb 20 #41

The Postal Service has its own police force. nt. druidity33 Feb 21 #57

We're miles away from that question. TomSlick Feb 21 #59

More illegality dweller Feb 20 #9

This! boonecreek Feb 20 #38

Can you say zorbasd Feb 20 #10

Exactly chicoescuela Feb 20 #23

The more Trump interfers with, the more voters will blame him for when things go wrong. And they will go wrong. Doodley Feb 20 #11

We've been dreaming this dream since 2016 Nasruddin Feb 20 #14

Agreed, but this isn't 2016. This is a wholesale takeover of every government agency. Trump will be blamed when it fails Doodley Feb 20 #17

mercs law : repubs are never blamed for anything rampartd Feb 20 #28

I'm not sure elections are a thing anymore ybbor Feb 20 #22

Is nothing sacred bagimin Feb 20 #13

I hear ya. It's easy to destroy stuff. Much harder to build it. Never thought America could fall to domestic terrorism. Evolve Dammit Feb 20 #15

A finding of illegality is words on a page and I don't think they feel moniss Feb 20 #18

There's an enormous sum of money in the pension fund ms liberty Feb 20 #19

"Follow the money." Pinback Feb 20 #26

Not So Much Postal Grunt Feb 21 #47

When FERS came along jeffreyi Feb 21 #49

More lawsuits coming. More TROs. Wiz Imp Feb 20 #20

Someone needs to convince him to take over Ilsa Feb 20 #21

Yes and No Smackdown2019 Feb 20 #24

The US Postal Service, for all its flaws, PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 20 #25

Why the fuck does an out-of-control criminal rapist get to do whatever he wants? Blue Owl Feb 20 #27

What fucking utter bullshit! UpInArms Feb 20 #29

Wait. Biden couldn't get rid of DeJoy in four years, but Trump can just get rid of the USPS? Orrex Feb 20 #30

We now have a dictator. Johnny2X2X Feb 20 #31

Where are all the people who have been telling us the past 4 years Bluetus Feb 20 #32

Biden was not in a position to do that. MerrilyMerrily Feb 20 #40

You don't know what you are talking about. Bluetus Feb 20 #44

Here's one article with the facts MerrilyMerrily Feb 21 #46

That article is hooey Bluetus Feb 21 #58

When is he going to keel over!!! I cry for what he has already destroyed!! And it's only been a few weeks!! Diamond_Dog Feb 20 #35

Answer to your question... birdographer Feb 20 #37

It can't happen soon enough. Diamond_Dog Feb 20 #45

Get me out of this timeline Dem4life1234 Feb 20 #39

Independent agencies not exempt from his pillage. Sirens going off re: FDIC/NCUA yet? n/t Blue Dotty Feb 20 #42

Tinpsttp. Solly Mack Feb 20 #43

The USPS is established under federal law. Trump can't overturn a federal law with an executive order. SunSeeker Feb 21 #48

Thank you oasis Feb 21 #50

Everything he has done BumRushDaShow Feb 21 #51

It's time people started ignoring these EOs once they're enjoined. SunSeeker Feb 21 #52

It does need to happen BumRushDaShow Feb 21 #53

It is illegal to turn off the spigot for funds that have been appropriated by Congress. SunSeeker Feb 21 #54

Oh I know BumRushDaShow Feb 21 #55

He would destroy mail in voting JBTaurus83 Feb 21 #56