Star Member Laura PourMeADrink (28,207 posts)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212412885
What can our great Democratic Party do to stop trump?
Just wait for the election?
An election that will likely be influenced/rigged by sinister right ptb and a foreign power?
I know we only have a slice of power. But, trump et al has figured that out. Out of someone's strategy, or by sheer trump laziness (too much work to change actual laws)? He/They are changing our norms, our culture, our traditions, our values OUTSIDE the normal method of legislative change. They employ (once sound and meaningful) regulation reversals, executive orders, phony emergencies, even tweets to change our world.
I'm not even sure that was in english...
Star Member Kablooie (15,186 posts)
1. Looks like that's about it. We'll have to enter the election with fingers crossed. It's pretty scary.
With so many forces working to corrupt the election in Trump's favor, both inside and outside the US, it's going to be a real crap shoot.
So, DU and the Democrats are beginning to realize they are gonna lose big and are coming up with justifications for it...
Not sure to laugh or cry.
Star Member uponit7771 (57,767 posts)
2. No, pull his approval into the 20s and if he wins because he cheated don't certify his election.
... make sure to hit the streets letting each one of the dem congress persons know they should not certify Trumps cheating.
Trumps approval numbers for today are :
41% from Gallop for August 1-14
47% from Harris and Rasmussen for August 24-27
Star Member Laura PourMeADrink (28,207 posts)
13. So is there off-the-shelf anti-tampering software?
My take is that if we had funding it would still take a very long time to create requirements, select a vendor, customize, test and install. And each state would have different requirements.
I don't know if any of the critical states have started anything like this. But, the FBI? would know if a system is hacked since there were stories about attempts in 2016. Might not be happening live ?
Star Member uponit7771 (57,767 posts)
20. +1, Yes !! This type of project should have started last year to secure ...
... I can see them keeping systems open to bait an attack but what are they going to do if Russia is caught and we have to go to paper?
Nothing if Red Don is elected, he'd give them a medal.
Dems should have a day one plan for securing our electoral systems no doubt
Star Member Laura PourMeADrink (28,207 posts)
22. How do you know they manipulated the vote until
It happens. Or on test determine it's likely so min one use paper? Are you saying if you detect a hack early in day immediately switch to paper? What a mess that would be huh. I read once that it's the laptops used to accumulate totals that are hacked. Maybe they should use off line laptops and fax totals on paper?
Yikes. Btw think TRussia will hack Minnesota cuz Dipshit keeps bragging about how he will flip it. And he can never keep a secret.
Star Member democratisphere (15,108 posts)
3. The impeachment inquiries will continue through the 2020 elections. I honestly don't believe drumpf will be in the 2020 election race.
Proud Liberal Dem (18,540 posts)
12. Not much we can do AFAIK
We can hold hearings, we can vote to impeach him, we can file lawsuits to challenge his policies and actions but, at this point, it seems like Trump is going to run out the clock on his first (and hopefully only term) and harm mitigation/reduction is probably the best we can hope for.
Star Member Eliot Rosewater (21,977 posts)
26. I believe the KGB (called something else now) and the rump WH and the Barr Justice dpt
are working together to make sure our grid goes down on election day.
Others like McConnell are involved, not sure if they can do this remotely or not.
But be certain they are working on it.