"To be absolutely clear, neither Donald Trump's nor Bannon's proposals are remotely legal (or predicated on fact). The law prohibits intimidating voters where they are casting ballots - and it's hard to see how the presence of armed, masked agents from a paramilitary outfit that has shown no compunction at kidnapping and killing people would have any other purpose. And the Constitution gives states control over their own elections' processes,"
"On February 3, as Donald Trump was doubling down on his push to "nationalize" elections, Steve Bannon, MAGA's version of Rasputin, promised his War Room podcast audience that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will be deployed to swarmpolling places during the upcoming midterm elections. "You're damn right we're gonna have ICE surround the polls come November," Bannon warned ominously. "We're not gonna sit here and allow you to steal the country again.""
Steve Bannon vowed on his War Room podcast that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will surround polling places in November, and Donald Trump pushed to "nationalize" elections and suggested taking over election systems in multiple states. Such proposals conflict with laws prohibiting voter intimidation and with the Constitution, which grants states control over the manner of elections. The presence of armed, masked paramilitary agents at polls would likely serve to intimidate voters. Both figures portray unfavorable election outcomes as illegitimate and promote armed interventions that risk eroding democratic norms and pushing constitutional limits.
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