Trump fires Election Assistance Commission members ahead of midterms

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WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday terminated the last three members of the Election Assistance Commission, the independent, federal commission that assists election administration officials nationwide, the White House ‌confirmed.

The remaining three commissioners of the four-member bipartisan commission were forced out of the commission on Thursday in different ways. ‌The one Republican appointee resigned and the other two Democratic appointees were fired via an email from the White House Presidential Personnel Office, according to one person familiar ​with the decision and two other people briefed on the terminations.

The fourth commissioner departed the commission in April.

The terminations follow the recent Supreme Court decision that granted the president more power to fire members of independent agencies, and a push by Trump for more federal intervention in voting processes, traditionally the purview of the states, as midterm elections approach in November.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-terminates-election-assistance-commission-003921769.html

[Easterncedar]

1. SCOTUS puts its thumb on the scales again

Their corruption is the essential element of the destruction of our Democracy, from Bush v Gore to Citizens United to this accelerated chaos that threatens our hopes for restorative mid-terms.

[yaesu]

2. And as the monster continues his attack on democracy the strongly worded letters are flooding in

[mdbl]

3. Amazing how one branch of govt makes decisions for the other two which turned into a

bunch of pussies being grabbed by a groping convicted felon.