I never thought I’d see fear spread so far and fast. Next year’s midterm elections are now crucial for the Democratic party – and for democrats everywhere, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
People need to get it through their head that there will BE NO MIDTERMS.
Trump has done this much in only 9 months, and he still has another 9 to find a way to never have elections again. He’s already got his Reichstag moment with the Charlie Kirk killing. He’s already declared that democrats are going to be investigated and that “left wing violence” is the enemy. Why the fuck do people think he’s done all of that if not to pre-emptively get some bullshit excuse to “postpone” the midterms?
It’s wild as a Canadian watching for sure. All international news sources are still in on the koolaid as well because they have to be. For all intents and purposes midterms will happen but behind closed doors I bet all journalists would tell you it’s gonna be like a Russian election. The fix is in. What’s laughable is no one is saying it out loud yet and Americans aren’t fighting for their democracy.
There’s no benefit in ceding ground preemptively. I don’t suspect he’ll actually cancel the election so much as make it even less fair that usual to avoid the risk of losing, but either way, convincing everyone that this is what he will do, before he does it, just means that when it happens people won’t get as mad about it because it’ll be “old news” in their heads anyway.
There is: If you know there will be no fair elections, you know you need to find another way of resisting fascism. It seems many are banking on a blue wave to come and save the day in the midterms, so the knowledge that this won’t and can’t happen is important.
it will probablay a blue wave, but it will be so weakened by all the cuts, tariffs, that the dems will just take the blame for trumps damage , and then it will be right back where we started. plus the BBB will soon be in effect.
he already installed a election denier to head the elections infrastructure nationwide. also there s a subset of people that dont register on purpose, because they dont want to be called for Jury duty, which can be potentially financially devestating for people.
You have to register to be able to vote. If you register, you might have to work in court, losing out on pay. You don’t get any compensation for that. The lost pay can ruin you financially.
Some states dont pay you on the first, day even if they do its like less 5-15/day if your selected. and federal court might pay you more , and this is seperate from your cities JD, so some people have gotten both JD summons in one year. and Commuting by car is partially reimbursed, lol. i do hear alot of people skip JD, but most are dismissed anyways.
Most middle class jobs tend to give paid leave for jury duty. If you can’t get that or can’t afford the lost income, you can usually get out of having to appear because of that.
Oh yea, here in cali they get you first by voter rolls(registration) and driver license, or state ID. im not sure about utility bills, or other kinds id, but thats what i heard. aLSO, noticed those that were in JD before is more likely to be called in the future. thats why i alot of people think its not-partially random.
and also how recently you voted too. note, it almost happen in 6months of voting in any election, while people i know that dint vote, or registered gets one every few years of JD. and some people never get Summons at all. like if you go to any other "fourm/site talking about JD.
Trump has done this much in only 9 months, and he still has another 9 to find a way to never have elections again.
Small correction: He still has 14 months before the elections themselves, and another two and a half months before those elected take office, to figure it out. In other words, he’s still got ~65% of his pre-Midterms term to destroy democracy.
There’s really no reason to not have midterms. Even if there is a blue tsunami, and Congress impeaches Trump, that just empowers him further. It would finally precipitate the Constitutional crisis that solidifies his dictatorship. The Executive is the enforcement arm of the government, and it’s already been purged and filled with cultists. They will not remove him, they will not stop following his orders.
Cancelling the midterms would surely cause a Constitutional crisis, earlier, and there’s no reason to be hasty. The longer that event can be put off, the less likely people will resist violently.
People need to get it through their head that there will BE NO MIDTERMS.
Trump has done this much in only 9 months, and he still has another 9 to find a way to never have elections again. He’s already got his Reichstag moment with the Charlie Kirk killing. He’s already declared that democrats are going to be investigated and that “left wing violence” is the enemy. Why the fuck do people think he’s done all of that if not to pre-emptively get some bullshit excuse to “postpone” the midterms?
Get your heads out of your asses, Americans.
If midterms happen it will have to have people in the streets prior. We really need the various military/police to step up by standing down.
It’s wild as a Canadian watching for sure. All international news sources are still in on the koolaid as well because they have to be. For all intents and purposes midterms will happen but behind closed doors I bet all journalists would tell you it’s gonna be like a Russian election. The fix is in. What’s laughable is no one is saying it out loud yet and Americans aren’t fighting for their democracy.
There’s no benefit in ceding ground preemptively. I don’t suspect he’ll actually cancel the election so much as make it even less fair that usual to avoid the risk of losing, but either way, convincing everyone that this is what he will do, before he does it, just means that when it happens people won’t get as mad about it because it’ll be “old news” in their heads anyway.
There is: If you know there will be no fair elections, you know you need to find another way of resisting fascism. It seems many are banking on a blue wave to come and save the day in the midterms, so the knowledge that this won’t and can’t happen is important.
Blue wave in the midterms is just one sandbag in the wall that would need to be built to stop the flood of fascism.
Blue wave is a possible (and frankly, terrible) day-after plan. There will be no midterms in any real sense of the word unless fascism is stopped.
If voting for The Democratic Party was going to fix anything, there wouldn’t have been a second Trump term in the first place.
Just because one doctor doesn’t fix all your issues, doesn’t mean you go home and shoot yourself in the foot.
There’s a distinct difference between not fixing all of one’s problems and making those problems worse.
And giving up is way easier, too. Don’t forget that. I know I’m exhausted just watching from afar.
it will probablay a blue wave, but it will be so weakened by all the cuts, tariffs, that the dems will just take the blame for trumps damage , and then it will be right back where we started. plus the BBB will soon be in effect.
There will be midterms, there just won’t be fair or accurate results.
…If Republicans are overseeing them.
he already installed a election denier to head the elections infrastructure nationwide. also there s a subset of people that dont register on purpose, because they dont want to be called for Jury duty, which can be potentially financially devestating for people.
Hold the fuck up. Am I getting this right?
You have to register to be able to vote. If you register, you might have to work in court, losing out on pay. You don’t get any compensation for that. The lost pay can ruin you financially.
What the fuck?
Some states dont pay you on the first, day even if they do its like less 5-15/day if your selected. and federal court might pay you more , and this is seperate from your cities JD, so some people have gotten both JD summons in one year. and Commuting by car is partially reimbursed, lol. i do hear alot of people skip JD, but most are dismissed anyways.
Most middle class jobs tend to give paid leave for jury duty. If you can’t get that or can’t afford the lost income, you can usually get out of having to appear because of that.
So the poor might not be able to participate in the judicial process?
You get paid about 3.50 and hour in my state.
As in, 28 per day of work missed? Or even less than that
In my county we get paid 35 dollars per day for jury duty.
in cali its 15/day if your in JD(in person)
Depends on the state. In CT you can get called for jury duty of you have a driver’s license, no voter registration required
Oh yea, here in cali they get you first by voter rolls(registration) and driver license, or state ID. im not sure about utility bills, or other kinds id, but thats what i heard. aLSO, noticed those that were in JD before is more likely to be called in the future. thats why i alot of people think its not-partially random. and also how recently you voted too. note, it almost happen in 6months of voting in any election, while people i know that dint vote, or registered gets one every few years of JD. and some people never get Summons at all. like if you go to any other "fourm/site talking about JD.
Small correction: He still has 14 months before the elections themselves, and another two and a half months before those elected take office, to figure it out. In other words, he’s still got ~65% of his pre-Midterms term to destroy democracy.
Phew!
There’s really no reason to not have midterms. Even if there is a blue tsunami, and Congress impeaches Trump, that just empowers him further. It would finally precipitate the Constitutional crisis that solidifies his dictatorship. The Executive is the enforcement arm of the government, and it’s already been purged and filled with cultists. They will not remove him, they will not stop following his orders.
Cancelling the midterms would surely cause a Constitutional crisis, earlier, and there’s no reason to be hasty. The longer that event can be put off, the less likely people will resist violently.
Even if they do have em it doesnt matter with election fuckery like gerrymandering and other corrupt bullshit the ussa will pull
The Americans did not get their heads out of their asses
He implied this’ll be his last term at the state visit to the UK