An Arizona lawmaker wants to give the state Legislature the power to appoint presidential electors regardless of who wins the popular vote.
  • Kevin@lemm.eeEnglish
    1701·
    10 months ago

    If conservatives become convinced that they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy.

    • Queen HawlSera@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      I firmly believe they don’t see voting as a way for a people to pick their representatives, but rather a way to test the loyalty of the population to their “Rightful Masters”

      The fact that a Republican can lose an election is seen as a bug, not a feature.

  • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1441·
    10 months ago

    Proposing something like that should automatically get you banned from all government jobs.

  • Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldOP
    821·
    10 months ago

    This really comes accross as a party that is beginning to realise it is in deep shit.

    • LillyPip@lemmy.ca
      11·
      10 months ago

      To me it comes across as a party of actual fascists realising the jig is up, they’ve been spotted, and they can no longer sneak their fascism into democracy under the radar.

      Historically, shit gets dangerous when this happens, because there’s often a latent 30% of society who’re actually fine with open fascism if they get what they personally want. Fascists are more than happy to weaponise that.

      • invertedspear@lemm.ee
        9·
        10 months ago

        They are and she’s a Dem so she will. Not sure on the lay of the land if it came to an override. Also AZ voters can, with enough signatures, get an item on the ballot bypassing the legislature. So even if it doesn’t go through there it could still end up on a ballot. But at least then in total we are skewing more blue than red.

        All in all, very unlikely to see this happen.

        • Billiam@lemmy.world
          5·
          10 months ago

          I’m less concerned with the likelihood of such a bill passing than I am with the fact that Republicans are being this brazen about it.

        • confused_code_monkey@lemm.ee
          11·
          10 months ago

          If this initiative ended up on the ballot, no way would AZ voters vote for something that would kill their future ability to vote for a president.

          AZ State legislature leans red, but not by nearly enough to overdrive their Dem governor’s vetoes.

  • Optional@lemmy.world
    33·
    10 months ago

    You take my vote away and we’re going to have a problem. Ok republiQans? A. Problem.

    You’ll find out how tolerant this left is.

    • Xanis@lemmy.world
      11·
      10 months ago

      Far as I have been able to tell there are two things stopping a good portion on the left from actually rioting:

      1. Hope that voting will do what we need it to do

      2. Lack of agreement on what to do

      The third may be apathy, though that’s been a constant, and basically a given at this point. I expect a loss of hope and general apathy over time if this went through. However, I also expect that the removal of 1 will cause 2 to no longer be an issue.

      Who knows though.

    • ____@infosec.pub
      4·
      10 months ago

      If I can - in my sole judgement - safely cast a ballot and my wife can do the same, I’ll back down.

      If however there are difficulties with that…. Just wait until you see what a liberal who believes in the Constitutiom and 2nd and 4th/5th handling that.

      Wanna watch drop boxes w obscured tags? Yeah we can do that too, and report every instance of threats and violence.

      I can’t do 24/7 anymore, but a lil vid while I nap seems totally reasonable.

  • rayyy@lemmy.world
    26·
    10 months ago

    Republicans want to rule you and they are getting really bold about it. Ohio Republicans are doing the same.

  • Queen HawlSera@lemm.eeEnglish
    26·
    10 months ago

    “If conservatives ideals are rejected by the people Republicans will not abandon Conservativism, they will abandon democracy”

  • 800XL@lemmy.world
    172·
    10 months ago

    My god, someone tell this chud already that Trump isn’t going to fuck him.

    The thirst for Trump’s dried shriveled aprocot dick by the right is way past creepy at this point.

  • RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world
    14·
    10 months ago

    Oh Arizona… you don’t need a law to do that.

    Just ask Missouri. Those sacks have found ways to override constitutional amendments.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      131·
      10 months ago

      I’m not sure that having the government override the will of the people is ‘white guy stuff.’ It seems like it’s something that happens the world over.