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Nevilledog

(51,094 posts) Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:21 PM Nov 2020

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Armed Agents Are Allowed in Ballot-Counting Venues, Justice Dept. Tells Prosecutors

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Overnight email from a DOJ official authorized armed federal officers to go to ballot-counting venues.
Local police officers pushed back a crowd outside the Detroit Department of Elections as workers counted ballots on Wednesday.
Armed Agents Are Allowed in Ballot-Counting Venues, Justice Dept. Tells Prosecutors
Former officials expressed fears that the department’s legal interpretation would allow federal investigators to intimidate vote counters or interfere with their work.
nytimes.com
7:09 PM · Nov 4, 2020

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Armed Agents Are Allowed in Ballot-Counting Venues, Justice Dept. Tells Prosecutors (Original Post) Nevilledog Nov 2020 OP

"Legal interpretation" equals legalized intimidation. ancianita Nov 2020 #1

For what purpose? Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2020 #2

Is that even legal? BlueLucy Nov 2020 #3

DOJ now claims yes but most interpret existing law to say no . That is my understanding lunasun Nov 2020 #4

FUCKING BILL BARR spanone Nov 2020 #5

Then they can be confronted and rebuffed by state police and such, with force if necessary Tarc Nov 2020 #6

Desperation is a foul smelling cologne. nt Progressive Jones Nov 2020 #7

Here I've always been told that the states are responsible for all aspects of the voting process... abqtommy Nov 2020 #8

ancianita

(36,053 posts)

1. "Legal interpretation" equals legalized intimidation.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:24 PM

Nov 2020

Barr should be disbarred for what could be argued in court as federal interference, if vote counters complain of that.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)

2. For what purpose?

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:29 PM

Nov 2020

What are they there for?

BlueLucy

(1,609 posts)

3. Is that even legal?

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:32 PM

Nov 2020

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

4. DOJ now claims yes but most interpret existing law to say no . That is my understanding

Reply to BlueLucy (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:51 PM

Nov 2020

spanone

(135,830 posts)

5. FUCKING BILL BARR

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:52 PM

Nov 2020

Tarc

(10,476 posts)

6. Then they can be confronted and rebuffed by state police and such, with force if necessary

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:56 PM

Nov 2020

If this is what Trumpy wants to provoke, then he's going to get his teeth kicked in. Governors of MI and PA will not stand for his shit for a second.

Progressive Jones

(6,011 posts)

7. Desperation is a foul smelling cologne. nt

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:59 PM

Nov 2020

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

8. Here I've always been told that the states are responsible for all aspects of the voting process...

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Nov 5, 2020, 12:29 AM

Nov 2020

Barr would be better off updating his res-u-may.

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