silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoHouse Republicans Are Set to Pass a Voter Suppression Bill That Would Disenfranchise Millions | “It’s a five-alarm fire for American voters and for election officials”www.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square105linkfedilinkarrow-up1665arrow-down15
arrow-up1660arrow-down1external-linkHouse Republicans Are Set to Pass a Voter Suppression Bill That Would Disenfranchise Millions | “It’s a five-alarm fire for American voters and for election officials”www.motherjones.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square105linkfedilink
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down2·2 years agoThe Catch-22 to that is it gives Trump and the GOP the excuse to declare martial law, as they’re already itching to do, hugely extending the power of their autocracy.
minus-squareGrindl@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·2 years agoYou’re mistaken if you believe they need a non-fabricated reason. The Reichstag will burn on schedule.
minus-squaresugarfoot00@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoI believe that they’re deliberately provoking dissenters into the slightest bit of violent action so that they can do exactly that.
The Catch-22 to that is it gives Trump and the GOP the excuse to declare martial law, as they’re already itching to do, hugely extending the power of their autocracy.
You’re mistaken if you believe they need a non-fabricated reason. The Reichstag will burn on schedule.
I believe that they’re deliberately provoking dissenters into the slightest bit of violent action so that they can do exactly that.