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applegrove

(131,074 posts) Thu Jan 15, 2026, 06:24 PM Jan 15

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DOJ attempt to gain voter information. Attempt to manipulate midterms?

DOJ attempt to gain voter information. Attempt to manipulate midterms? There is no national database of voters in the United States, and both the constitution and federal law gives the states, not the federal government, the authority to screen their voter rolls.
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DOJ attempt to gain voter information. Attempt to manipulate midterms? (Original Post) applegrove Jan 15 OP

Our voting info is private and they can't fucking have it vapor2 Jan 15 #1

They just lost in court in two states. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jan 15 #2

Pretty sure the plan is Diraven Jan 15 #3

vapor2

(4,119 posts)

1. Our voting info is private and they can't fucking have it

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Thu Jan 15, 2026, 06:36 PM

Jan 15

Ignoring the Privacy Act? Gonna use our data to rig the midterms??

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Fiendish Thingy

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2. They just lost in court in two states. Nt

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Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:44 PM

Jan 15

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Diraven

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3. Pretty sure the plan is

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Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:49 PM

Jan 15

To figure out people's voting patterns so they can better target the suppression and retribution.

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