'Exclusive: 25 Civil Rights Groups Condemn Trump's Election Day Threat, Demand Voting Protections'
'Exclusive: 25 Civil Rights Groups Condemn Trump Over Election Delay Threat, Demand Congress Fund Voting Protections.' "We denounce this desperate attack on our democracy." By Eoin Higgins, staff writer, Common Dreams, July 31, 2020.
The NAACP, Stand Up America, and the Service Employees International Union are among the groups that signed the statement, which declares that "Trump is trying to steal this election" and calls on the U.S. Senate to approve the $3.6 billion in funding for elections assistance in the HEROES Act passed by House Democrats in May.
The president, the statement continues, "has repeatedly threatened to ignore election results, launched false attacks on the integrity of mail-in and absentee voting, and done everything to further disenfranchise voters of color. He is also sowing seeds of chaos, from sending in secret police forces to intimidate protestors to undermining science critical to fighting the pandemic."
As Common Dreams reported, Trump's comments on Twitter Thursday morning calling for a delay in the election due to vague implications of problems presented by voting by mail were widely seen as another disturbing step towards a breakdown in democratic institutions.
"The president of the United States is broadcasting that he is considering a coup to hold on to power," tweeted consumer advocacy group Public Citizen. "Make no mistake: We are teetering on the edge of autocracy."...
More, https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/31/exclusive-25-civil-rights-groups-condemn-trump-over-election-delay-threat-demand
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- 'Trump's Election Delay Threat Is a Coup in the Making. Trump's tweet was a shocking display of his authoritarian impulses and his very serious consideration of means to de-legitimize the November election in order to maintain his grip on power, no matter what.'
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/07/30/trumps-election-delay-threat-coup-making
