Post #4436576

2026-08-07 13:43 UTC

With #Trump's #Republicans defending slim majorities in both chambers of #Congress, his admin has mounted an aggressive effort to expand federal “oversight” of [interference in] #elections ahead of the November 3 #midterms. Trump argues that widespread noncitizen voting is benefiting the Democratic Party, even though state audits ‌& independent studies have found noncitizen voting to be incredibly rare. #law #BigLie #ElectionInterference #US #Constitution #coup

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@Nonilex@masto.ai 2026-08-07 13:45

A Reuters investigation found that just 129 people have been prosecuted for noncitizen voting since a law criminalizing it was passed in 1996 [that’s 129 people over 30 years], & that most of those cases stemmed from voter confusion or miscommunication with election officials rather than any conspiracy. #Trump #law #BigLie #ElectionInterference #US #Constitution #coup

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@LibraryJRP@mastodon.social 2026-08-07 14:56

@Nonilex@masto.ai Goals of #Republican #elections scrutiny efforts are to undermine #voter confidence and intimidate #Americans from participating in the most fundamental process of #democracy. #Gerrymandering, ignoring preferred foreign interference, and rigging #campaign finance, "mainstream" #press coverage, and #socialmedia #algorhythms can only go so far.

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