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This series asks a serious "medical" question, namely: Will Elections Cure The Disease?, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ?
Ever hear of another "medical term" such as "serious as a heart attack" ?
Check oout this fresh off the press diagnosis by the Brennan Center For Justice :
"In 2020, 2022, and 2024, our nation held federal elections. Despite the pandemic, threats of violence, denial of results, and extraordinary pressure, these were secure and accurate. Election officials worked together across party lines. The system held.
This year, however, a new threat to free and fair elections has emerged: the federal government itself.
The Trump administration has launched a concerted drive to undermine American elections. These moves are unprecedented and in some cases illegal. They began with the pardon of the January 6 defendants who sought to overturn the 2020 results. They include affirmative attacks on democratic institutions, the repeal and withdrawal of voter protections, and symbolic or demonstrative moves. A clear pattern suggests a growing effort. As the 2026 midterms approach, that effort will likely gather momentum.
This resource offers the first chronicle of the Trump administration’s actions this year to undermine election integrity. They include:
- attempting to rewrite election rules to burden voters and usurp control of election systems;
- targeting or threatening to target election officials and others who keep elections free and fair;
- supporting people who undermine election administration; and
- retreating from the federal government’s role of protecting voters and the election process ...
Why do we conclude this represents a concerted strategy? Among other things, President Trump tried to do this before. He was the first president to try to overturn the results of a presidential election and used federal power to do so. Institutions and key officials blocked him. These internal checks, however, are now gone, and many public officials will likely carry out the president’s will."
(The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Undermine the Next Election, emphasis added). It won't be pretty but will be cold as ice.
This authoritarian drama has been discussed on Dredd Blog for decades, including one tactic now being utilized by the ongoing insurrection, which was first discussed in January of 2009 (Gerrymandering - Geological Deceit?, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7a, 7b).
The previous post in tis series is here.
