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The Republican-led state of Missouri asked a judge on Monday to block the U.S. Justice Department from sending lawyers to St. Louis on Election Day to monitor for compliance with federal voting rights laws, even after the city's election board agreed to permit it.

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[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 101 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Of course they don't want them there. They can't claim voter fraud if they're there.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 73 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Which is why they should be at every polling place in the nation. Every single one.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For sure. Let them try to explain how Democrats cheated when Trump loses then.

[–] Hazor@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Well, you see, the Dems control the justice department because deep state hunter's laptop biden crime family buttery males, q.e.d. the poll monitors were only there to rig it for the Dems. Pizza gate!

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Ooh look! China!

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 6 points 1 month ago

They can't do the fraud.

[–] nifty@lemmy.world 44 points 1 month ago

This is how you know Republicans don’t care about election integrity

[–] morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com 38 points 1 month ago (4 children)

MO's not likely to swing the presidential election, but the eyes on them are essential nonetheless

[–] AreaKode@lemmy.world 34 points 1 month ago

I'm voting to restore health rights to my wife and daughter! And that's just in addition to saving democracy. Here's to cancelling out the rednecks' votes!

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I had to travel to the ass end of the county to vote early for Harris. Purely anecdotal, more women than men by a good bit. And the poll workers were commenting on the unusual volume. Still too much lead poisoning to counteract. So trump is still likely. But this could be closer than we think.

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

we find ourselves in the uncommon predicament in which the popular vote actually matters, if only to neuter a fascist clown who will cry no matter the outcome.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The supermajority in the stage legislature is at stake, as well as several Federal House seats.

[–] Timmy_Jizz_Tits@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Omg the gop has a super majority at the house level? Yikes, I feel sorry for their citizens.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Gerrymandering, baby! If you think it sucks at the national level, it gets even worse in the states.

Some of these districts are so heavily cracked/packed that Dems would need north of a 70% turnout advantage to take a simple majority.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thing is, you can’t gerrymander between husband and wife. Wouldn’t it be something if the wife vote showed up for Harris in MO.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

That's the noise. But the idea that women can't be just as fascist as their husbands never seems to bare out IRL.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Damn, crazy how people keep insisting we have a free and fair election system, then do shit like this.

[–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Didn't you ever play with a kid who always cried "NO FAIR!" any time he lost something? That's, like, half our country right now...

Free and fair for them, not for you...

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

fucking toothless degenerates

[–] TammyTobacco@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

A reminder that the Missouri Attorney General is a colossal piece of shit.

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

What are they hiding