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This is how authoritarian regimes come to power. How many other countries have suffered this problem and ended up with a dictatorial government? The only way to fix this is to fight for better election integrity and better vetting of election officers, all the way to the state's offices. Until we stand up for a better system, this will only get worse. Maybe to the point of doing away with voting altogether soon?

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"The only way to fix this is to fight for better election integrity and better vetting of election officers."

Some folks are already calling for impeachment on the basis of Trump's attack on the Constitution. Jefferson recited other methods including "the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."

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Daniel, where are the folks willing to do something about what Palast revealed?

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Need to have standing. Probably civil damage cases. Palast has brought suts, https://www.gregpalast.com/palast-scores-victory-in-lawsuit-against-brian-kemp/ But IMHO some people were threatened, maybe even injured re elections and have PI cases. State law is not unifolrm. Voting rights lawyers may/ may not see the full value....

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Daniel, with all the information that many journalists have revealed, the legal system appears to be our legal system failed us. Lesson learned, if you have enough money, the legal system is your friend. No money, no friend. tRump can now get away with treason. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg must be turning over in their graves.

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I'm sorry to report that we have an adversarial system. A lot of the DOJ lawyers turned out to be duds. Garland let the Mueller claims die..... Justice delayed....

The civil cases remain open...could yield punitive damages.....

I still don't understand why DOJ did not ask the SCOTUS justices who are conflicted to recuse and to make a record.......

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I forgot to say some of Trump's co defendants still face state criminal exposure.

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Maybe the blue states can sue the red states for obstruction of justice, as the national results are corrupted, limiting the validity of the whole. Like rotten apples spoil the 50 state outcome.

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