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HYPOCRITE!
Donald Trump voted by mail in Florida special election as he bashes mail ballots
By Bill Barrow, March 24, 2026
"Trump has in the last week called mail-in voting “cheating” and “corrupt as hell.” He is urging Congress to pass the SAVE Act. The sweeping bill would bar universal mail ballots and, as Wales noted, limit the options to a select few voters such as those with disabilities, military commitments or who are traveling on Election Day."
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-vote-by-mail-bd52fd205f4484237d5b77d2e7319350
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From #PineTreeActivism...
CALL YOUR SENATORS & DEMAND
THEY REJECT the #SAVEAct !
(202) 224-3121#VoterDisenfranchisement #USPol #SaveAmericaAct #Traitors #Fascists #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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From #PineTreeActivism...
CALL YOUR SENATORS & DEMAND
THEY REJECT the #SAVEAct !
(202) 224-3121#VoterDisenfranchisement #USPol #SaveAmericaAct #Traitors #Fascists #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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From #PineTreeActivism...
CALL YOUR SENATORS & DEMAND
THEY REJECT the #SAVEAct !
(202) 224-3121#VoterDisenfranchisement #USPol #SaveAmericaAct #Traitors #Fascists #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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From #PineTreeActivism...
CALL YOUR SENATORS & DEMAND
THEY REJECT the #SAVEAct !
(202) 224-3121#VoterDisenfranchisement #USPol #SaveAmericaAct #Traitors #Fascists #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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From #PineTreeActivism...
CALL YOUR SENATORS & DEMAND
THEY REJECT the #SAVEAct !
(202) 224-3121#VoterDisenfranchisement #USPol #SaveAmericaAct #Traitors #Fascists #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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I told Susan Collins that if she doesn't change her mind about the #SAVEAct, then this voter, who will NOT be affected, will help to make sure she is NOT re-elected!
#UselessSusanCollins #SAVEAmericaAct #VoteHerOut #VoterDisenfranchisement
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I wrote a strongly worded email to Susan Collins. I expect to be put back on her banned / blocked list again. GOOD!
#UselessSusanCollins #VoteHerOut #VoterDisenfranchisement #SAVEAmericaAct #SAVEAct #Traitor
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In today's episode of #PowerCorruptionAndLies...
"Sen. #JohnCornyn, R-Texas, reversed himself on the Senate filibuster Wednesday after years of unflinching support for the 60-vote threshold to pass most bills.
"Now, locked in a competitive Republican runoff for his Senate seat and eyeing President Donald #Trump's endorsement, Cornyn says he'll support 'whatever changes to Senate rules that may prove necessary' to pass the #SAVEAmericaAct, a sweeping election overhaul bill that Trump has called his No. 1 priority."
#SAVEAct #VoterDisenfranchisement #USPol #GOPNazis #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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In today's episode of #PowerCorruptionAndLies...
"Sen. #JohnCornyn, R-Texas, reversed himself on the Senate filibuster Wednesday after years of unflinching support for the 60-vote threshold to pass most bills.
"Now, locked in a competitive Republican runoff for his Senate seat and eyeing President Donald #Trump's endorsement, Cornyn says he'll support 'whatever changes to Senate rules that may prove necessary' to pass the #SAVEAmericaAct, a sweeping election overhaul bill that Trump has called his No. 1 priority."
#SAVEAct #VoterDisenfranchisement #USPol #GOPNazis #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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In today's episode of #PowerCorruptionAndLies...
"Sen. #JohnCornyn, R-Texas, reversed himself on the Senate filibuster Wednesday after years of unflinching support for the 60-vote threshold to pass most bills.
"Now, locked in a competitive Republican runoff for his Senate seat and eyeing President Donald #Trump's endorsement, Cornyn says he'll support 'whatever changes to Senate rules that may prove necessary' to pass the #SAVEAmericaAct, a sweeping election overhaul bill that Trump has called his No. 1 priority."
#SAVEAct #VoterDisenfranchisement #USPol #GOPNazis #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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In today's episode of #PowerCorruptionAndLies...
"Sen. #JohnCornyn, R-Texas, reversed himself on the Senate filibuster Wednesday after years of unflinching support for the 60-vote threshold to pass most bills.
"Now, locked in a competitive Republican runoff for his Senate seat and eyeing President Donald #Trump's endorsement, Cornyn says he'll support 'whatever changes to Senate rules that may prove necessary' to pass the #SAVEAmericaAct, a sweeping election overhaul bill that Trump has called his No. 1 priority."
#SAVEAct #VoterDisenfranchisement #USPol #GOPNazis #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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In today's episode of #PowerCorruptionAndLies...
"Sen. #JohnCornyn, R-Texas, reversed himself on the Senate filibuster Wednesday after years of unflinching support for the 60-vote threshold to pass most bills.
"Now, locked in a competitive Republican runoff for his Senate seat and eyeing President Donald #Trump's endorsement, Cornyn says he'll support 'whatever changes to Senate rules that may prove necessary' to pass the #SAVEAmericaAct, a sweeping election overhaul bill that Trump has called his No. 1 priority."
#SAVEAct #VoterDisenfranchisement #USPol #GOPNazis #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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Man-baby has a tantrum! Waaaaah... 🍼 How about NO MAN-BABIES IN OFFICE!!! IMPEACH NOW! WE NEED TO SAVE AMERICA FROM TRUMP!!! (Hey look, I can type in ALL CAPS too!)
Trump says he won't sign any bills until SAVE America Act passes
The legislation faces an uphill battle in the Senate.
"It supersedes everything else. MUST GO TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE. I, as President, will not sign other Bills until this is passed, AND NOT THE WATERED DOWN VERSION — GO FOR THE GOLD: MUST SHOW VOTER I.D. & PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP: NO MAIL-IN BALLOTS EXCEPT FOR MILITARY — ILLNESS, DISABILITY, TRAVEL: NO MEN IN WOMEN’S SPORTS: NO TRANSGENDER MUTILIZATION FOR CHILDREN! DO NOT FAIL!!!”
#USPol #WomensRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #VoterDisenfranchisement #SAVEACT
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The #SAVEact suite of bills is constitutionally illegal #voterdisenfranchisement in many ways especially for women, POC, and young voters, and the poor.
Read carefully and call your representatives and senators now. A lawsuit may be necessary. -
Voters are turned away in two #Texas counties after change in primary rules
By Sara Cline
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Another cartoon I came across this morning... This one from #JenSorensen (whose work also appears in #InTheseTimes).
#TradWives #SAVEAct #PoliticalCartoons #VoterID #Cartoons #USPol #VoterDisenfranchisement
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This is #UselessSusanCollins' response to my concerns about the #SAVEAct . Wow...! It seems she's #VeryConcerned about losing her seat and is in support of it!
February 12, 2026
Dear _______,
Thank you for contacting me to express your concerns regarding the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. I appreciate your taking the time to do so.
The SAVE Act, which was introduced by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), would amend the National Voter Registration Act to require proof of United States #citizenship when registering to vote. It is already illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal elections, but this legislation would establish means for confirming citizenship, require states to establish a process for removing noncitizens from voter rolls, and create federal penalties for knowingly registering a noncitizen to vote in federal elections. It would also establish an alternative verification pathway for individuals who lack proper documentation but are, in fact, United States citizens. The SAVE Act has been referred to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, on which I do not serve.
Should the SAVE Act or similar legislation concerning federal elections be considered by the full Senate, I will review it carefully. Again, thank you for contacting me.
Sincerely,
Susan M. Collins
United States Senator#USPol #MainePol #VoterID #SusanCollins #VoteHerOut #VoterDisenfranchisement
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Even #DHSBarbie is chiming in! #WhiteSupremacist!!! Oh, and I think they quoted her wrong. I believe what she said was that "to make sure we have the WHITE people voting, electing the WHITE leaders.' "
"Secretary of Homeland Security #KristiNoem doubled down on her assertion that her department assists in election security Sunday, telling critics that they were creating fake outrage after she asserted the 'right people' would elect 'the right leaders.'
"Over the weekend, lawmakers, democracy advocates and political commentators raised alarm bells at Noem’s claim that her department, which oversees domestic security and immigration, played a role in safeguarding elections 'to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders.' "
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/kristi-noem-snaps-back-amid-222547400.html
#USPol #SAVEAct #VoterID #2026Elections #USElections #VoterDisenfranchisement #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity
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RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/110832318168556366
Number 14 - #FraudulentElections!
"Sometimes elections in #fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by #SmearCampaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control #voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections."
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Hopefully #SusanCollins will understand the people in Maine are VERY CONCERNED!
Dear _______,
Thank you for taking the time to send me your comments. Your views are important to me, and input from my constituents is very helpful when I consider the many issues facing our nation.
Again, thank you for writing.
Susan Collins
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#JohnFetterman has got to go!!! WTF! 2028 can't come soon enough!
#Fetterman backs #SAVEAct, says voter ID 'not #JimCrow'
"U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) broke with his party again this weekend by backing a Republican-led effort to require identification when voting in federal elections."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fetterman-backs-save-act-says-213643237.html#USElections #UselessDemocrats #VoteEmAllOut
#WomenVoters #TransVoters #VoterDisenfranchisement -
#JohnFetterman has got to go!!! WTF! 2028 can't come soon enough!
#Fetterman backs #SAVEAct, says voter ID 'not #JimCrow'
"U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) broke with his party again this weekend by backing a Republican-led effort to require identification when voting in federal elections."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fetterman-backs-save-act-says-213643237.html#USElections #UselessDemocrats #VoteEmAllOut
#WomenVoters #TransVoters #VoterDisenfranchisement -
#JohnFetterman has got to go!!! WTF! 2028 can't come soon enough!
#Fetterman backs #SAVEAct, says voter ID 'not #JimCrow'
"U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) broke with his party again this weekend by backing a Republican-led effort to require identification when voting in federal elections."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fetterman-backs-save-act-says-213643237.html#USElections #UselessDemocrats #VoteEmAllOut
#WomenVoters #TransVoters #VoterDisenfranchisement -
#JohnFetterman has got to go!!! WTF! 2028 can't come soon enough!
#Fetterman backs #SAVEAct, says voter ID 'not #JimCrow'
"U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) broke with his party again this weekend by backing a Republican-led effort to require identification when voting in federal elections."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fetterman-backs-save-act-says-213643237.html#USElections #UselessDemocrats #VoteEmAllOut
#WomenVoters #TransVoters #VoterDisenfranchisement -
#JohnFetterman has got to go!!! WTF! 2028 can't come soon enough!
#Fetterman backs #SAVEAct, says voter ID 'not #JimCrow'
"U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) broke with his party again this weekend by backing a Republican-led effort to require identification when voting in federal elections."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fetterman-backs-save-act-says-213643237.html#USElections #UselessDemocrats #VoteEmAllOut
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They have been trying to pass #SAVEAct for years. And yeah, #UselessSusanCollins authored one of the early versions, along with #MartinHeinrich (D-NM). With #Democrats like that, who needs the #GOP?!!!
SAVE Act
Securing America’s Voting Equipment Act of 2017"U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced bipartisan legislation to protect American election systems from foreign interference. The Securing America’s Voting Equipment (SAVE) Act would help safeguard voting systems, registration data, and ballots from theft, manipulation, and malicious computer hackers
The SAVE Act would:
"Designate voting systems as critical infrastructure for the purposes of the
Department of Homeland Security (#DHS)." [Oh yeah, that sounds like a GREAT f*cking idea... NOT!]https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Fact_Sheet_SAVE_Act1.pdf
#USElections #USPol #VotingRights #VoterDisenfranchisement #DefundDHS #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity
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#GOP Sen. #LisaMurkowski comes out against #Trump's #ElectionBill, with a warning to her party
The Alaskan reminded her fellow Republicans that they claimed to oppose any new #FederalElectionLaws just a few years ago, insisting that the issue should be left to the states.
by Sahil Kapur, February 10, 2026
WASHINGTON — "Sen. Lisa Murkowski became the first Republican senator to speak out against the SAVE Act, a sweeping election bill backed by President Donald Trump that would require proof of #citizenship to vote nationwide.
"In doing so, the Alaskan reminded her colleagues on Tuesday that they roundly claimed to oppose new federal election laws as recently as Joe Biden’s presidency.
" 'When Democrats attempted to advance sweeping election reform legislation in 2021, Republicans were unanimous in opposition because it would have #FederalizedElections, something we have long opposed,' Murkowski said in a statement. 'Now, I’m seeing proposals such as the SAVE Act and #MEGA that would effectively do just that. Once again, I do not support these efforts.' "
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/cWRoV#USPol #SAVEAct #Authoritarianism #VotingRights #VoterDisenfranchisement
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Sec. of State #ShennaBellows: #DOJ demand for #Minnesota #voter data shows #ICERaids tied to #elections
Lauren McCauley
Mon, January 26, 2026 at 9:02 AM ESTExcerpt: "Bellows, a Democrat running for governor, has twice rejected requests to provide the DOJ with sensitive voter data, including driver’s license numbers, partial social security numbers and full dates of birth, along with names of officials who handle the list’s maintenance, the number of ineligible voters the state identified due to noncitizenship and voter registration applications from specific time periods, among other information.
"The DOJ has argued the data is necessary to assess states’ compliance with the statewide voter registration list maintenance provisions of the #NationalVoterRegistrationAct.
"Maine is now among the states being sued by the federal government over its failure to comply.
"In a motion to dismiss filed last month, the state argued that the lawsuit should be discharged because the DOJ failed to support a valid legal case as to why it is justified to such information, and that its data requests violate federal privacy law.
"The motion also noted voter registration databases contain information about people’s choice of political party and in which elections they chose to vote, which are activities protected by the #FirstAmendment. Bellows and other secretaries of state have also raised concern about the federal government using voter records for citizenship probes.
"In a statement Sunday, Bellows said, '#Maine will never turn over our voter rolls as a ransom payment to get ICE to end its #unconstitutional assault on our state.
" 'Our founders designed a system where states and local governments, not the federal government, oversee elections to safeguard us from exactly this — a #tyrannical, #PowerHungry president trampling on our #ConstitutionalRights,' she wrote."
Full article:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/sec-state-bellows-doj-demand-140210738.html#USPol #Elections #USElections #Elections2026 #TrumpSucks #Unconstitutional #VotingRights #StatesRights #VoterDisenfranchisement
#Authoritarianism #Fascism #VoterRegistration #VoterDisenfranchisement #ResistICE #ResistFascism #USPol #DefundICE #ICESucks #ICEOut -
Sec. of State #ShennaBellows: #DOJ demand for #Minnesota #voter data shows #ICERaids tied to #elections
Lauren McCauley
Mon, January 26, 2026 at 9:02 AM ESTExcerpt: "Bellows, a Democrat running for governor, has twice rejected requests to provide the DOJ with sensitive voter data, including driver’s license numbers, partial social security numbers and full dates of birth, along with names of officials who handle the list’s maintenance, the number of ineligible voters the state identified due to noncitizenship and voter registration applications from specific time periods, among other information.
"The DOJ has argued the data is necessary to assess states’ compliance with the statewide voter registration list maintenance provisions of the #NationalVoterRegistrationAct.
"Maine is now among the states being sued by the federal government over its failure to comply.
"In a motion to dismiss filed last month, the state argued that the lawsuit should be discharged because the DOJ failed to support a valid legal case as to why it is justified to such information, and that its data requests violate federal privacy law.
"The motion also noted voter registration databases contain information about people’s choice of political party and in which elections they chose to vote, which are activities protected by the #FirstAmendment. Bellows and other secretaries of state have also raised concern about the federal government using voter records for citizenship probes.
"In a statement Sunday, Bellows said, '#Maine will never turn over our voter rolls as a ransom payment to get ICE to end its #unconstitutional assault on our state.
" 'Our founders designed a system where states and local governments, not the federal government, oversee elections to safeguard us from exactly this — a #tyrannical, #PowerHungry president trampling on our #ConstitutionalRights,' she wrote."
Full article:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/sec-state-bellows-doj-demand-140210738.html#USPol #Elections #USElections #Elections2026 #TrumpSucks #Unconstitutional #VotingRights #StatesRights #VoterDisenfranchisement
#Authoritarianism #Fascism #VoterRegistration #VoterDisenfranchisement #ResistICE #ResistFascism #USPol #DefundICE #ICESucks #ICEOut -
Sec. of State #ShennaBellows: #DOJ demand for #Minnesota #voter data shows #ICERaids tied to #elections
Lauren McCauley
Mon, January 26, 2026 at 9:02 AM ESTExcerpt: "Bellows, a Democrat running for governor, has twice rejected requests to provide the DOJ with sensitive voter data, including driver’s license numbers, partial social security numbers and full dates of birth, along with names of officials who handle the list’s maintenance, the number of ineligible voters the state identified due to noncitizenship and voter registration applications from specific time periods, among other information.
"The DOJ has argued the data is necessary to assess states’ compliance with the statewide voter registration list maintenance provisions of the #NationalVoterRegistrationAct.
"Maine is now among the states being sued by the federal government over its failure to comply.
"In a motion to dismiss filed last month, the state argued that the lawsuit should be discharged because the DOJ failed to support a valid legal case as to why it is justified to such information, and that its data requests violate federal privacy law.
"The motion also noted voter registration databases contain information about people’s choice of political party and in which elections they chose to vote, which are activities protected by the #FirstAmendment. Bellows and other secretaries of state have also raised concern about the federal government using voter records for citizenship probes.
"In a statement Sunday, Bellows said, '#Maine will never turn over our voter rolls as a ransom payment to get ICE to end its #unconstitutional assault on our state.
" 'Our founders designed a system where states and local governments, not the federal government, oversee elections to safeguard us from exactly this — a #tyrannical, #PowerHungry president trampling on our #ConstitutionalRights,' she wrote."
Full article:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/sec-state-bellows-doj-demand-140210738.html#USPol #Elections #USElections #Elections2026 #TrumpSucks #Unconstitutional #VotingRights #StatesRights #VoterDisenfranchisement
#Authoritarianism #Fascism #VoterRegistration #VoterDisenfranchisement #ResistICE #ResistFascism #USPol #DefundICE #ICESucks #ICEOut -
Sec. of State #ShennaBellows: #DOJ demand for #Minnesota #voter data shows #ICERaids tied to #elections
Lauren McCauley
Mon, January 26, 2026 at 9:02 AM ESTExcerpt: "Bellows, a Democrat running for governor, has twice rejected requests to provide the DOJ with sensitive voter data, including driver’s license numbers, partial social security numbers and full dates of birth, along with names of officials who handle the list’s maintenance, the number of ineligible voters the state identified due to noncitizenship and voter registration applications from specific time periods, among other information.
"The DOJ has argued the data is necessary to assess states’ compliance with the statewide voter registration list maintenance provisions of the #NationalVoterRegistrationAct.
"Maine is now among the states being sued by the federal government over its failure to comply.
"In a motion to dismiss filed last month, the state argued that the lawsuit should be discharged because the DOJ failed to support a valid legal case as to why it is justified to such information, and that its data requests violate federal privacy law.
"The motion also noted voter registration databases contain information about people’s choice of political party and in which elections they chose to vote, which are activities protected by the #FirstAmendment. Bellows and other secretaries of state have also raised concern about the federal government using voter records for citizenship probes.
"In a statement Sunday, Bellows said, '#Maine will never turn over our voter rolls as a ransom payment to get ICE to end its #unconstitutional assault on our state.
" 'Our founders designed a system where states and local governments, not the federal government, oversee elections to safeguard us from exactly this — a #tyrannical, #PowerHungry president trampling on our #ConstitutionalRights,' she wrote."
Full article:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/sec-state-bellows-doj-demand-140210738.html#USPol #Elections #USElections #Elections2026 #TrumpSucks #Unconstitutional #VotingRights #StatesRights #VoterDisenfranchisement
#Authoritarianism #Fascism #VoterRegistration #VoterDisenfranchisement #ResistICE #ResistFascism #USPol #DefundICE #ICESucks #ICEOut -
Sec. of State #ShennaBellows: #DOJ demand for #Minnesota #voter data shows #ICERaids tied to #elections
Lauren McCauley
Mon, January 26, 2026 at 9:02 AM ESTExcerpt: "Bellows, a Democrat running for governor, has twice rejected requests to provide the DOJ with sensitive voter data, including driver’s license numbers, partial social security numbers and full dates of birth, along with names of officials who handle the list’s maintenance, the number of ineligible voters the state identified due to noncitizenship and voter registration applications from specific time periods, among other information.
"The DOJ has argued the data is necessary to assess states’ compliance with the statewide voter registration list maintenance provisions of the #NationalVoterRegistrationAct.
"Maine is now among the states being sued by the federal government over its failure to comply.
"In a motion to dismiss filed last month, the state argued that the lawsuit should be discharged because the DOJ failed to support a valid legal case as to why it is justified to such information, and that its data requests violate federal privacy law.
"The motion also noted voter registration databases contain information about people’s choice of political party and in which elections they chose to vote, which are activities protected by the #FirstAmendment. Bellows and other secretaries of state have also raised concern about the federal government using voter records for citizenship probes.
"In a statement Sunday, Bellows said, '#Maine will never turn over our voter rolls as a ransom payment to get ICE to end its #unconstitutional assault on our state.
" 'Our founders designed a system where states and local governments, not the federal government, oversee elections to safeguard us from exactly this — a #tyrannical, #PowerHungry president trampling on our #ConstitutionalRights,' she wrote."
Full article:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/sec-state-bellows-doj-demand-140210738.html#USPol #Elections #USElections #Elections2026 #TrumpSucks #Unconstitutional #VotingRights #StatesRights #VoterDisenfranchisement
#Authoritarianism #Fascism #VoterRegistration #VoterDisenfranchisement #ResistICE #ResistFascism #USPol #DefundICE #ICESucks #ICEOut -
#ShennaBellows says Trump's call for federal #elections takeover is blatantly #unconstitutional
#MainePublic | By Steve Mistler
Published February 3, 2026"Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said Tuesday that President Donald Trump's call for a federal takeover of elections is blatantly unconstitutional, but a threat that should be taken seriously given moves his administration has already made.
"Bellows, a Democrat who is also running for governor, says the president's comments on a right-wing podcast about commandeering elections in 15 unnamed states fit a troubling pattern. That includes an effort by the Department of Justice to obtain states' private voter data, which Bellows' office is fighting alongside Oregon in federal court.
"Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon also pushed back after receiving a letter from Attorney General Pam Bondi suggesting the immigration surge there would end if officials complied with the DOJ, a request he described as 'apparent ransom.'
"Bellows said those moves, along with the FBI's recent raid of election offices in #FultonCounty #Georgia, suggest Trump is trying to preempt voter backlash to his policies in coming #elections.
" 'The president fears big losses in the 2026 and 2028 and is trying to set the stage for federal interference in our elections,' she said.
"Under the #Constitution, states govern American elections. But Trump has frequently made unsubstantiated claims that Democrats exploit the decentralized system to rig outcomes."
#USPol #Elections #USElections #Elections2026 #TrumpSucks #Unconstitutional #VotingRights #StatesRights #VoterDisenfranchisement
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#DemocracyNow - “No Means No”: #AZ Secretary of State Calls for #Resistance as #Trump Pushes to “#Nationalize” #Voting
February 04, 2026
"As President Trump suggests the federal government should 'nationalize' and take over the elections process from the states, we speak with #Arizona Secretary of State #AdrianFontes. He is the former county recorder for Maricopa County, Arizona, and oversaw elections there in 2020. The #JusticeDepartment has sued Arizona and over 20 other states [includng #Maine] for their full #VoterRegistration lists. 'No means no,' Fontes says in response to the Trump administration’s encroachment on state authority. 'We should not be handing over any of our personal identifying information to the president. Not only should we not be doing it, but it’s against the law for me to fulfill the request from the Department of Justice.' "
Read more / listen / watch:
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/4/arizona_election#USPol #Elections #USElections #Elections2026 #TrumpSucks #VotingRights #StatesRights #VoterDisenfranchisement #Authoritarianism #Fascism
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#DemocracyNow - “No Means No”: #AZ Secretary of State Calls for #Resistance as #Trump Pushes to “#Nationalize” #Voting
February 04, 2026
"As President Trump suggests the federal government should 'nationalize' and take over the elections process from the states, we speak with #Arizona Secretary of State #AdrianFontes. He is the former county recorder for Maricopa County, Arizona, and oversaw elections there in 2020. The #JusticeDepartment has sued Arizona and over 20 other states [includng #Maine] for their full #VoterRegistration lists. 'No means no,' Fontes says in response to the Trump administration’s encroachment on state authority. 'We should not be handing over any of our personal identifying information to the president. Not only should we not be doing it, but it’s against the law for me to fulfill the request from the Department of Justice.' "
Read more / listen / watch:
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/4/arizona_election#USPol #Elections #USElections #Elections2026 #TrumpSucks #VotingRights #StatesRights #VoterDisenfranchisement #Authoritarianism #Fascism
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#DemocracyNow - “No Means No”: #AZ Secretary of State Calls for #Resistance as #Trump Pushes to “#Nationalize” #Voting
February 04, 2026
"As President Trump suggests the federal government should 'nationalize' and take over the elections process from the states, we speak with #Arizona Secretary of State #AdrianFontes. He is the former county recorder for Maricopa County, Arizona, and oversaw elections there in 2020. The #JusticeDepartment has sued Arizona and over 20 other states [includng #Maine] for their full #VoterRegistration lists. 'No means no,' Fontes says in response to the Trump administration’s encroachment on state authority. 'We should not be handing over any of our personal identifying information to the president. Not only should we not be doing it, but it’s against the law for me to fulfill the request from the Department of Justice.' "
Read more / listen / watch:
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/4/arizona_election#USPol #Elections #USElections #Elections2026 #TrumpSucks #VotingRights #StatesRights #VoterDisenfranchisement #Authoritarianism #Fascism
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The #SAVEAct Could Keep Millions of #Transgender Americans From #Voting
Should this legislation pass, it would further discrimination against transgender people and could keep millions of voters out of the voting booth.
Caleb Smith, Gréta Bedekovics
Feb 28, 2025"Legislation recently reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives could make registering to vote significantly more difficult for transgender Americans—threatening millions of voters’ right to engage in the democratic process. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act would require all Americans to prove their citizenship status, in person, when registering to vote or updating their voter registration information. Voters would also need to provide these documents every time they updated their registration information. The vast majority of Americans would be forced to present either a passport or their birth certificate to their election official in order to register to vote—documents that, even if transgender people possess them, may not reflect the name they use."
#USPol #GBLTQRights #VoterSuppression #VoterDisenfranchisement
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The #SAVEAct Could Keep Millions of #Transgender Americans From #Voting
Should this legislation pass, it would further discrimination against transgender people and could keep millions of voters out of the voting booth.
Caleb Smith, Gréta Bedekovics
Feb 28, 2025"Legislation recently reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives could make registering to vote significantly more difficult for transgender Americans—threatening millions of voters’ right to engage in the democratic process. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act would require all Americans to prove their citizenship status, in person, when registering to vote or updating their voter registration information. Voters would also need to provide these documents every time they updated their registration information. The vast majority of Americans would be forced to present either a passport or their birth certificate to their election official in order to register to vote—documents that, even if transgender people possess them, may not reflect the name they use."
#USPol #GBLTQRights #VoterSuppression #VoterDisenfranchisement
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The #SAVEAct Could Keep Millions of #Transgender Americans From #Voting
Should this legislation pass, it would further discrimination against transgender people and could keep millions of voters out of the voting booth.
Caleb Smith, Gréta Bedekovics
Feb 28, 2025"Legislation recently reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives could make registering to vote significantly more difficult for transgender Americans—threatening millions of voters’ right to engage in the democratic process. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act would require all Americans to prove their citizenship status, in person, when registering to vote or updating their voter registration information. Voters would also need to provide these documents every time they updated their registration information. The vast majority of Americans would be forced to present either a passport or their birth certificate to their election official in order to register to vote—documents that, even if transgender people possess them, may not reflect the name they use."
#USPol #GBLTQRights #VoterSuppression #VoterDisenfranchisement
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The #SAVEAct Could Keep Millions of #Transgender Americans From #Voting
Should this legislation pass, it would further discrimination against transgender people and could keep millions of voters out of the voting booth.
Caleb Smith, Gréta Bedekovics
Feb 28, 2025"Legislation recently reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives could make registering to vote significantly more difficult for transgender Americans—threatening millions of voters’ right to engage in the democratic process. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act would require all Americans to prove their citizenship status, in person, when registering to vote or updating their voter registration information. Voters would also need to provide these documents every time they updated their registration information. The vast majority of Americans would be forced to present either a passport or their birth certificate to their election official in order to register to vote—documents that, even if transgender people possess them, may not reflect the name they use."
#USPol #GBLTQRights #VoterSuppression #VoterDisenfranchisement
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The #SAVEAct Could Keep Millions of #Transgender Americans From #Voting
Should this legislation pass, it would further discrimination against transgender people and could keep millions of voters out of the voting booth.
Caleb Smith, Gréta Bedekovics
Feb 28, 2025"Legislation recently reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives could make registering to vote significantly more difficult for transgender Americans—threatening millions of voters’ right to engage in the democratic process. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act would require all Americans to prove their citizenship status, in person, when registering to vote or updating their voter registration information. Voters would also need to provide these documents every time they updated their registration information. The vast majority of Americans would be forced to present either a passport or their birth certificate to their election official in order to register to vote—documents that, even if transgender people possess them, may not reflect the name they use."
#USPol #GBLTQRights #VoterSuppression #VoterDisenfranchisement
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This Bill in the Senate Could Disenfranchise Millions of #WomenVoters
Trump has renewed pressure for the Senate to pass the #SAVEAct, which requires #ProofOfCitizenship to vote. For the 69 million women who have changed their last name this would create a barrier to voting.
Kathleen Davis
Feb 3, 2026"Wherever you stand on the political spectrum, the strongest way to make your voice heard is at the voting booth. Yet amid all the turmoil and horror playing out in the streets across the country right now, there’s a quieter, just as insidious plan that could disenfranchise millions of Americans (particularly women) come the November midterm elections.
"The misleadingly named Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (#SAVE) Act, is a republican-sponsored bill that passed in congress in April 2025. It’s sat in the Republican-majority Senate for months but Trump is now putting new pressure to pass it. If it does pass, it could silence millions of voters by creating new barriers to voter registration by requiring in-person proof of citizenship (a birth certificate or passport) that matches the voter’s legal name. Since around 84% of American women who marry take their husband’s last name or hyphenate their surname, this means that an estimated 69 million women may have a legal name that doesn’t match their birth certificate.
"Given that less than half of Americans even have a passport, and about 4 million adult U.S. citizens do not have access to their birth certificate (or other documentary proof of citizenship), that means 21 million Americans could be turned away at the polls. Just as chilling: Given SAVE’s proposed requirement that these documents be presented in person, the bill poses a serious threat to online, mail-in and automatic voter registration, options used by millions of Americans.
"Legal experts also worry that inconsistencies and ambiguities in the bill will lead to uneven enforcement across the country. 'Will marriage certificates be accepted equally across all jurisdictions? We don’t know, because some marriage certificates have different types of information on them, depending on the jurisdiction,' Keesha Middlemass, a political science professor at Howard University told NPR. “'The disenfranchisement — we won't know about it until after the fact.'
"The prospect of such a drastic change to #VoterRegistration coincides with President Trump’s push to suppress voters. Last month, the president repeatedly posted on social media to 'DEMAND VOTER I.D.,' urging action on the bill and reiterating his debunked lies about the outcome of the 2020 election. Elon Musk echoed those calls on X, where “Pass the SAVE Act,” trended last week. Also last week, the #RightWing #TeaPartyPatriots Action group put out a call to its members to pressure the 17 Republican Senators who have not yet cosponsored the SAVE Act. This week Semafor reported that Trump had convinced the few Senate Republican holdouts to vote to pass the #VoterID bill.
"If the act does pass, the stakes are high. 'We've had very close elections in the last three cycles, so if you reduce potential voters by 1 or 2% that could change the outcome of the election,' Middlemass said.
"What can you do now to keep the right to vote free and fair for all? If your legal name doesn’t match your birth certificate or passport, you’ll need to request certified name change documentation like a marriage certificate or divorce decree and check with your state’s security of state that both your voter registration and proof of citizenship are up to date. The U.S. government site, for now, urges those who have changed their name to update their voter registration online or by mail.
"While hope remains that the bill won’t pass through the Senate, if it does, voters will need to get their ducks in a row in advance of election day, since processing these documents can take up to 12 weeks, or longer if states have a backlog of requests. In the meantime, you can sign the League of Women Voters petition to senators not to pass the SAVE Act, or call your senator directly."
Source:
https://www.thepersistent.com/this-bill-in-the-senate-could-disenfranchise-millions-of-women-voters/#USPol #WomenVoters #VoterSuppression #VoterDisenfranchisement
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Texas Hands Over Its Entire Voter Registration List to the Trump Administration
The Democratic National Committee said the move to hand over the voter roll could violate federal election law. -
Texas Hands Over Its Entire Voter Registration List to the Trump Administration
The Democratic National Committee said the move to hand over the voter roll could violate federal election law. -
Texas Hands Over Its Entire Voter Registration List to the Trump Administration
The Democratic National Committee said the move to hand over the voter roll could violate federal election law. -
Texas Hands Over Its Entire Voter Registration List to the Trump Administration
The Democratic National Committee said the move to hand over the voter roll could violate federal election law. -
Texas Hands Over Its Entire Voter Registration List to the Trump Administration
The Democratic National Committee said the move to hand over the voter roll could violate federal election law. -
Not surprising...!
How #Patriarchy Undermined the #RomanRepublic
by Douglas Boin, Nov 24, 2025 2:00 PM
Excerpt: "The men of the republic, who called themselves their society’s 'Chosen Fathers,' enforced this two-tiered society through strict #VotingLaws and limits on women’s #autonomy. Heavily manipulated voting districts ensured that only the voices of the senatorial elite, Rome’s self-proclaimed optimates, or 'best men,' dominated, not progressive champions, freed slaves, or newly-enfranchised citizens. No woman could run for higher office. Women could neither sit on juries, nor exercise their vote.
" 'As soon as women become the equals of men,' the statesman and senator Cato the Elder said in 212 B.C., 'they will have become our masters.'
"Yet as Rome’s republic expanded beyond the capital city, beyond Italy, and gradually acquired its Mediterranean empire, stories of a different sort of woman reset women’s expectations at home. In the eastern Mediterranean, highly educated woman philosophers, avant-garde poets, and above all, the fearless Greek-speaking queens of Egypt, including #Cleopatra, held sway. Inspired by these role models across #Europe, #Africa, and #Asia, #RomanWoman began to challenge the republic’s inequities and ideologies and claim their voices in the male-dominated republic.
"Grandmothers and mothers taught their daughters to read and cultivate their intellectual talents. An educated girl, the new wave of educators argued, knew how to assert herself against a man who 'swaggers through the city acting like a tyrant.' Cato’s quotation comes from a pivotal moment when women and their allies poured into the streets to demand the repeal of a war-time-era tax on their savings. Other women were political leaders who earned the scorn of their contemporaries. Some were erased or forgotten. In one case, the life of an upper-class woman and contemporary of Julius Caesar, Clodia, saw her reputation destroyed by false claims of harlotry, home-wrecking, and husband-killing.
"#Clodia, an unapologetic champion for expanded voting rights for the enfranchised men of Italy, bravely went before an all-male jury in the center of the Roman Forum in April 56 B.C., as the prosecution’s star witness to testify against her day’s runway, endemic corruption. Instead of defending his client from the charges, however, the leading defense attorney, Marcus Tullius Cicero, turned the case into a referendum on Clodia’s character. Transforming Clodia into the trial’s villain, the speech, the Pro Caelio, outlasted Rome’s fall. It has been taught in high school and college classrooms for two millennia as a masterclass of rhetoric, from which countless men in business, law, and politics have learned to emulate Cicero’s #misogyny.
"Trailblazing women like Clodia have always, in the historian’s shorthand, been called “ahead of their time.” But history deserves to be told from another point of view: by pointing out the parade of men who have stubbornly and perennially thwarted progress. Rome’s republic might have survived a bit longer had its own people listened to, not silenced, its women."Read more:
https://time.com/7326211/roman-republic-women/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/YJcBB#RomanWomen #HistoryRepeatsItself #FallOfRome #RomanHistory #USPol #HistoryRepeats #WomensRights #VoterDisenfranchisement