"...urban downtowns will be filled with ICE checkpoints and intimidating National Guard troops..."

[Miles Archer]

“Remember, the states are merely an ‘agent’ for the federal government in counting and tabulating the votes; they must do what the federal government, as represented by the president of the United States, tells them, for the good of our country, to do,” Trump posted.

"Trump must have had a bad night," said MSNBC legal analyst Joyce White Vance. "Spewing lies about elections. Again. Every American citizen has a right to vote, Each state runs its own election. We don’t owe the president. It’s the president who owes us a duty to take care that the laws are faithfully executed."

"This is step one in how we lose free and fair elections," posted journalist and historian Garrett Graff. "It’s not that Trump will 'cancel' the midterms. It’s just everyone has to vote in person, and urban downtowns will be filled with ICE checkpoints and intimidating National Guard troops to 'double check' that only citizens vote."

"He’s completely wrong," added Bluesky user Honorable Plebian. "It’s a bottom-up system. Feds run zero elections. States organize and municipalities hold elections, tabulate and then report to the state. The federal government is an observer of elections. That’s how it was designed … to prevent what he wants to do."

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-mail-in-voting-2673896851/

[JustAnotherGen]

1. The most critical part of

The story.

I'm seeing people who aren't knowledgeable on this on social media tearing their hair out over this evil demonic brat's edict:

Feds run zero elections. States organize and municipalities hold elections, tabulate and then report to the state.

He has no powers here.

[gab13by13]

2. He also has no powers

to freeze money that was already authorized by Congress. He has no power to ignore court orders. He has no authority to make money off his presidency. He has no power to unilaterally impose tariffs.

[OldBaldy1701E]

4. And yet... (n/t)

[dalton99a]

5. +1

[Miles Archer]

3. Yeah...how convenient for him to say "Remember, the states are here to do my bidding."

I guess one could debate whether we are in a Constitutional Crisis right NOW or not, but if he keeps going down that road, we'll be there.

[JustAnotherGen]

6. We are there

Jmho - but yeah. It's Tree Of Liberty time.