r/politics • u/Nyktophilias • 11h ago

Possible Paywall Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/us/politics/whistle-blower-voting-by-mail.html?unlocked_article_code=1.91A.taLS.WoZ9faaQGFsY&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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u/SecareLupus 10h ago

I like your optimism, but even if we win this next election, that decision is going to be up to the DNC... They have not historically shown themselves to have the Moxie to prosecute political crimes. I hope you're right, but my expectation given the last 20 years is that the populace shows up for the Democrats, gives them a solid sweeping mandate, and they'll turn around and go "Now is the time for looking forward..." And then we'll be back here in another 8 years.

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u/Collypso Pennsylvania 9h ago

they'll turn around and go "Now is the time for looking forward..."

Trump caught two federal indictments, a Georgia RICO case, and a felony conviction in New York. The accountability you're saying Dems won't pursue was already running.

What shut it down wasn't the DNC losing its nerve. It was voters putting him back in office, which ended the federal cases the week after the election. So the scenario you're predicting already happened once, and the electorate is what stopped it.

If we're back here in 8 years it'll be the same mechanism. That's a turnout problem, not a moxie problem.

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u/MommyLovesPot8toes California 8h ago

Thank you!

I'm constantly saying this. I'm all over reddit trying to counter this "there's no consequences, the law is dead, no one was held accountable and never will be" bullshit. That and the "Americans aren't doing anything to counter Trump" bull. The doomerism is lazy and ignores facts and reality It's really, really nice to see someone else say it.

The Constitution /Justice system didn't fail us. We failed it. That matters because the outcome is within our control again now. Believing nothing matters is the exact opposite of what is needed.

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u/EasyEar0 7h ago

That matters because the outcome is within our control again now.

I'm not sure that's actually true, since the Rs are clearly fucking with your election.

The real question is whether Americans will do anything if this next election truly is stolen. Call it doomerism if you want, but nothing I've seen suggests Americans are willing to do anything in excess of a weekend protest parade. I would love to be proven wrong.

Importantly: Vote regardless.