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/CrashB111 Alabama 9h ago

Then Johnson would be arrested by capital police for trespassing.

Come the next congressional term, every sitting member of Congress in both houses is no longer a member of Congress. You are elected to whatever your term is, 2 or 6 years. And at the end of that term, you cease being a member until the new Congress is sworn in.

So if Democrats win and Johnson tries to not get out of the way, he's not a congressman anymore. He's a private citizen trespassing in the capitol building.

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u/whocaresaboutmyname 9h ago

But then someone has to actually hold them accountable.

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u/MommyLovesPot8toes California 8h ago

Yeah, the newly elected democratic majority would.

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u/RollingZepp 6h ago

Democrats holding the Rs accountable? Yet to be seen. I hope you're right.