Trump Puts Our Fragile Democracy at Risk

[applegrove]

https://politicalwire.com/2016/10/01/trump-putting-fragile-democracy-risk/

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Rick Hasen: “One of the things we take for granted is that even in tumultuous times when elections are hard fought, the losers concede the election and embrace the process, even if things did not go well…”

“Donald Trump threatens this peace by raising the prospect not only of sending his supporters, unsupervised, into polling places (likely in minority neighborhoods). This can lead to voter intimidation on election day. He has also backed off his earlier, somewhat ambiguous statement that he would support Hillary Clinton if she won.”

“Trump’s gambit may be planned or, more likely, he’s just making it up as he goes along. It is no joke. Our democracy is a fragile thing which depends upon accepting the rules of the game.”


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[Blue Idaho]

1. I appreciate the idea but

What is really putting our democracy at risk is the very real role the Russians are trying to play in this election cycle - cyber sleuthing around state elections computer systems, providing propagangda via WikiLeaks, and helping Trump at every turn. Trump is a narcissistic idiot but he may very well also be a tool of our enemies.

[mothra1orbit]

2. Yes yes yes

Plus I'd really like to see a bunch of Trump supporters turn up at a polling place in North Philadelphia.

I live in the Philly suburbs and am planning to spend the day monitoring the polls myself, ready to phone the board of elections at the slightest hint of intimidation.

[Blue Idaho]

3. You Rock!

I wish you all the best!