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Earlier this month, subscribers to the Wisconsin Law Journal received an email with an urgent subject: “Upholding Election Integrity — A Call to Action for Attorneys.”

The letter began by talking about fairness and following the law in elections. But it then suggested that election officials do something that courts have found to be illegal for over a century: treat the certification of election results as an option, not an obligation.

The large logo at the top of the email gave the impression that it was an official correspondence from the respected legal newspaper, though smaller print said it was sent on behalf of a public relations company. The missive was an advertisement from a new group with deep ties to activists who have challenged the legitimacy of recent American elections.

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[–] [email protected] 68 points 6 days ago (2 children)

"Election Skeptics"? "Activists"? Why does the media insist on treating Trump and his MAGAt Republicans with kid gloves? Call it what it is — seditious and traitorous acts of election interference.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 days ago

Exactly what I came here to say.

They're not "skeptics," they're cynics. They don't care about the truth, they just want to manipulate the process. They don't believe in democracy, they want an autocrat who will control the people they hate.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 days ago

i don't get why every outlet says "trump" instead of "racist rapist convicted felon con man trump, who definitively lost in 2020"

[–] [email protected] 33 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

No. Treason is betrayal of a country to a foreign power. Willfully attempting to sabotage the government of said country isn’t treason, it’s just sedition. Regardless, I’m for locking these MFers up for life.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

I'm pretty sure the right is deeply infested with Russian interference

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

Ctrl-F's for "Merrick Garland"

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago

What is an election skeptic? Is that like a climate skeptic? The term is fascist thug.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Seems like that would work a lot better if election officials didn't receive training...