Man seen circling around an Austin voting station, yelling at folks until the cops stopped him.

[grossproffit]

"Early voting started in Texas, and a friend is reporting voter intimidation in Austin: A man with anti-Hillary signs yelling at voters."

https://twitter.com/AmandaMarcotte/status/790997839153422336

https://twitter.com/AmandaMarcotte/status/790995470738948096

[TonyPDX]

1. Graham, Saltine or Ritz?

[grossproffit]

2. This must be Trump's ground game. Really sick shit.

[TonyPDX]

3. Agreed. The lowest.

[workinclasszero]

17. Deplorables....

[wordpix]

49. countered by us nasty women

[workinclasszero]

63. And Bad Hombres

[tanyev]

9. You forgot oyster!

[Jopin Klobe]

43. Animal ...

[bravenak]

52. Cheezit

[jmowreader]

70. Stale.

[semby2]

4. Sign

That is a sign of a party in its death throes.

[beachbum bob]

5. sooner or later he will be yelling at the wrong voters...does Texas have a "stand your ground law?"

[grossproffit]

8. Yes. Texas Penal Code 9.32 "No duty to retreat."

[NCTraveler]

6. That's sick. Nt

[Hortensis]

15. Or... One of the most tiresome things about stupid

partisans is their extreme sincerity. Look at that statue he's hauling around to enlighten voters.

[sarae]

20. It's funny that he thinks

this would convince someone to vote for his candidate...

[Akamai]

47. Well, it could sure convince many, many to vote for Hillary!

[ffr]

7. Just try and stop me from voting, a$$hole!

Democrats are not afraid, like you sissies!

Your actions just make us more determined.

GOTV!!!

[RKP5637]

28. They just don't get it. Democrats are tough and kick ass. This guy is one of Trump's LOSERS! n/t

[texanwitch]

10. Not surprised.

What a ass.

[shenmue]

11. Le dumb

[riversedge]

12. I cringe every time I see a prison or lock her up sign. It is just so

unthinkable. What has she done to that guy to deserve such treatment? damn.

[sarae]

21. Me too...

It just shows how easily some people are manipulated.

[RKP5637]

31. Same here! I always wondered how Hitler found so many followers, now I see how it was done.

There are so many damn fools and shitheads that are too stupid to comprehend what Trump is about. I never thought in the US we would see so many people support someone like Trump, campaigning to be America's version of Hitler.

[PunksMom]

45. Exactly!

This has been a real eye opener for me.

[wordpix]

54. Hitler's SS filled with deranged, homeless, criminal youth

I heard this on NPR last year with an expert interviewed. She was speaking about gangs and this is what she said about Hitler's SS (his special forces thugs). After WWI, there were a lot of kids without fathers in Germany. And if the moms could not afford to feed the kids, they would be on the streets. Hitler exploited these kids and gave them a "loving" home in the SS where they could do anything they wanted as long as Hitler was der Fuhrer.

The really hardcore Trump fanatics are probably like Hitler's SS. Trumpty needs to tone down his rhetoric bigly.

[RKP5637]

64. I believe in Trump's delusional mind, he's running for Dictator of the US. Certainly his adorning

mindless fans would help him all they could.

[TrishaJ]

73. He may be delusional, put he really IS

running for dictator - a very useful dictator to Putin.

[Blue Idaho]

14. Let's hope he says he's a Republican...

That should add eight years to their Decree.

[onenote]

16. Only if he's an employee or agent of the RNC

that's who is covered, not just any "Republican."

[LiberalFighter]

32. Wouldn't Trump encouraging them to do it be enough?

[onenote]

48. Nope

The decree is specific to the RNC and state party committees, their employees, servants, and agents. There needs to be some relationship, beyond being a self-identified repub or supporter of a repub candidate to trigger the decree. For example, the decree states that the RNC will refrain from doing certain and will not permit its employees, servants, or agents to do them. But there is no way the RNC can "not permit" someone to do something if it has no relationship with that person that allows it to control their actions (or punish them by severing the relationship).

[pnwmom]

53. Isn't Trump an agent of the RNC? Shouldn't his directions to his followers

be covered under the consent agreement?

https://electionlawblog.org/?p=85289

In the consent decree, “The RNC agreed that the RNC, its agents, servants, and employees would be bound by the Decree, ‘whether acting directly or indirectly through other party committees.” Does Trump count as the RNC’s agent in these circumstances? They are certainly acting in concert, and it is plausible to argue that Trump and the RNC are agents of each other for purposes of this election. Also, the activity Trump is talking about engaging violate the consent decree? One thing the consent decree says is that they must:

(e) refrain from undertaking any ballot security activities in polling places or election districts where the racial or ethnic composition of such districts is a factor in the decision to conduct, or the actual conduct of, such activities there and where a purpose or significant effect of such activities is to deter qualified voters from voting; and the conduct of such activities disproportionately in or directed toward districts that have a substantial proportion of racial or ethnic populations shall be considered relevant evidence of the existence of such a factor and purpose…

If this activity violates the consent decree, the DNC can ask for it to be extended for up to another 8 years.

[onenote]

57. Not under legal notions of an agency relationship

The RNC doesn't control or direct Trump's actions. The Consent Decree dictates what the RNC and state party committees do. Not what campaign committees or individual supporters do.

[pnwmom]

58. I think the only way to know for sure is to litigate. The link I posted

is from an election law blog, and it regards the question as not settled. So do other sites I've looked at.

[onenote]

60. I suggest you read the cases from over the years.

You'll have a better sense of how the consent decree works.

Bloggers often reach a conclusion they want and then invent an argument to support it. Like those who think that Obama has a magic wand he can wave to make Garland a SCOTUS justice.

[pnwmom]

65. Did you read this post about a Democratic legal brief in 2009?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028252031

[grossproffit]

68. He might be a Pinebagger.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

18. I would think that kind of behavior would turn off potential Trump voters...

... if anything. Among voters who were somehow previously "on the fence," anyway.

[TeamPooka]

40. Yeah, "Hey, look who's on your side." hahahahaha

[ailsagirl]

22. What is that statue??

It must have taken this guy some time to put that together.

[sarae]

24. lol...as far as I can tell it's a life-size toy soldier

but I have no idea why he decided on that.

It's kinda sad to think of him spending hours putting it together, only to be foiled by the police!

[ailsagirl]

29. LOL!!

But, I thought trumpians hated the military ??

[spike jones]

46. Before he put it on the truck

it was his sex toy.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

69. the rental place was out of Trailer Hitch Jesus

[riversedge]

25. looks like military IMHO

[ailsagirl]

30. That's what I thought but then I recall trumpians don't like the military...

because their exalted leader doesn't

Thanks for the response!

[RKP5637]

33. That's what I was wondering too. I bet this guy has some real mental issues. n/t

[ailsagirl]

34. I guess so!!

And to think he's running around, free

[Grey Lemercier]

59. looks like fucking "Mission Accomplished" Bush

[ailsagirl]

61. Now I'm *really* curious to know what that statue is

So far we've had some excellent guesses

[PunkinPi]

71. that's what it looked like to me too...bizarre.

[RKP5637]

26. Definitely Trumpism is a mental deficiency! n/t

[Cakes488]

36. He's not intimidating anyone he's just wasting gas

[MyOwnPeace]

38. And to think...........

that guy is somebody's neighbor - and son - and possibly dad - or husband!
Just THINK about either or any or all of those situations!

[TeamPooka]

39. Maybe if you didn't drive around with crazy signs on your truck yelling crazy shit out the window

you'd have a job and no free time to make your neighbors thinks you're a nut-job.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

41. He reminds me of a redneck customer when I worked at a beer drive-through...

... when I was 18 years old (long ago).

I sold him and his "old lady" a case of beer. Then their daughter, who was riding in the bed of the truck and who looked like she was about 9 years old, asked me for a pack of cigarettes! I smiled and told her that she was too young to buy cigarettes. The man then yelled, "Sell her the damn cigarettes!" I refused, of course. Then he said, "I'll buy them, then!" After he paid the money and I handed him the pack, he quickly tossed it to the little girl in the back and drove away.

[grossproffit]

72. Wow. You could write a book with stories like this. Funny and sad at the same time.

[Jopin Klobe]

44. Y'all know what this is called in Texas, doncha? ...

... an audible moving target ...

[grossproffit]

67. *snort*

[arthritisR_US]

50. The Dems need to keep a record of all such incidents of this, this year

so they can go back to court and have the injunction against the RNC that is due to expire in 2017, have it extended until 2022 which would be mandatory with these such violations.

[bullwinkle428]

66. Trump's stochastic terrorism at work - he's getting "freelancers" to go out and intimidate

Hillary voters.