Summary
Trump tried to fire Federal Election Commission (FEC) Chair Ellen Weintraub, but she is refusing to leave, arguing the move is legally invalid.
Weintraub, a Democrat and frequent Trump critic, has served since 2002 and can remain until a replacement is confirmed.
Six commissioners run the FEC, with no more than three from a single party allowed to serve at one time.
Democrats condemned the action, calling it an attack on the FEC, which is currently reviewing complaints against Trump.
The commission, often deadlocked, oversees federal election compliance.
Lol maybe all the people he’s trying to get rid of should do this, just say “no lol” and stay. Let’s see what happens then.
that’s literally what you’re supposed to do in a situation like this. force the person breaking the system to work for it. i’ve been infuriated how many upper management types in the federal government have just been rolling along with the shit
all but a handful of congress are spineless fucking cowards
100%. they tried to wield fascism as a threat to do conservatism, and now they’re letting fascism take over out of spite for us not as a collective going along with it. in effect: they would rather this than shift left to where their voters are.
and so we’re clear. i took 20 minutes out of my day to go vote for kamala not because i thought she was good, but because i thought she was better than this. but the fact remains that mainstream democrats are complicit in this
They’re waking up, a little bit.
A lot of what made them change is the protests this week in DC, meetings with congresspeople, going to their offices in a big crowd, phone calls that are blowing up their phones to 4,000% of the usual traffic level.
https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/a-suggested-approach-for-dealing
It’s nowhere near what is required, they’re still sleepwalking. But the pressure is working, a little bit, and a lot of the solidarity that’s being developed to put pressure on them is going to be useful as things get worse and worse.
A lot of people think we are still doing business as usual as a country, and expect there to be another election in 4 years. These kind of people don’t think too deep about politics and their consequences. “Can never happen here” syndrome. They’re all used to the United States just being as solid and stable as a rock, because that’s what it’s been all their lives. Completely unaware they are laying out a red carpet for fascism, because “fascism is just that thing we all fought in WW2 and there’s no possible way we can become that too.”
yup. the infuriation is… embarrassment. it’s all embarrassing
Belief in American Exceptionalism runs deep
Can we stop with this ‘never having another election’ nonsense, you’re essentially admitting defeat. You may feel powerless, but your words have impact, use them carefully.
Yes, words have impact. I hope that words like “no more elections” inspire people to action against what is happening. I don’t see it as defeatist at all.
Correct.
Their goal is to, right now, move fast and break things.
You wanna be glue. Netting in their axles. Quicksand. Civil, disobedient.
“______ Resigns Under Pressure From Trump”
Fuck you, make him work for it! Make him fire you, then sue for wrongful termination! Don’t just politely get out of the way so you can be replaced by some goon who will happily do the horrible thing you’re resigning in protest of!
handcuff yourself to an expensive piece of office equipment if you have to
they did this last time trump was elected
This is different and much worse.
I just imagine my kid telling me some crazy rule is how we do it now and me being like “aderp… uhh. Okay cool. We stay up until 1am eating junk food playing video games and don’t go to school anymore. Got it boss!”
Yeah, that sort of thinking is how they do things to boot. You aren’t going to come out on top as long as you are trying to play ball with the guy that broke into your house