Today, Democrats Abroad International Chair Martha Pugh send us a letter asking us to defend vote-by-mail. We know that Trump is attacking us particularly since he found that our members have put Democratic candidates in power with our votes.
Here is what she said.
Donald Trump recently announced he will sign an executive order to ban all mail-in voting nationwide - a lawless power grab he does not have the constitutional authority to make.
Let’s be clear: elections belong to the states, not the President. Trump’s executive order is nothing short of an authoritarian attempt to seize control of our election systems, strip away one of the safest and most accessible ways to vote, and lay the groundwork for voter suppression in 2026.
This is an existential threat to democracy. For millions of overseas voters, service members, their families, and Americans living abroad, mail-in ballots are often the only way our votes can be counted. If mail-in voting is eliminated, many of us will be silenced entirely.
We cannot let Trump intimidate or strongarm state officials into submission. Our state Governors and Secretaries of State are a crucial defense against this illegal assault.
Defend your vote
You can help defend your vote today. Call your Governor and Secretary of State to demand they reject Trump’s unconstitutional order and protect mail-in voting.
We’ve prepared calling scripts, contact directories, and a sample social media post to make it easy for you to take action. Read our Take Action guide here
Thank you for doing all you can to encourage our elected leaders to do what they can to protect our vote!
Even though only states have the power to change election rules, we know that red states will do anything Trump wants. They will change their voting maps and voting rules in a heartbeat and brag about it. Texas is a minor example. Where I live
there is no early voting, no absentee voting unless the voter is out of state or infirm, stringent rules about what kind of assistance an absentee ballot applicant can receive (almost none with threat of felony charges), and regular voting role purges of hundreds of thousands of registered voters at a time. When Trump says jump they say “how high?”
What's sobering and a little puzzling is that the Republicans and the Supreme Court are pushing executive power when the executive in question is Trump, the least competent individual ever to hold that office. Plus he's an old guy. Have they picked out a successor to all these benefits? I doubt their various factions would agree on JD Vance, and the alternatives make the clown car occupants of 2016 look competent.
Do we know this remark was made by Putin, though? Since Trump lies like he breathes, and mail-in voting has been a bugaboo of his for a long time, I think it's questionable.
It’s sad. The world’s wealthiest country increased taxes on and stripped benefits from the poor—to feed the wealthy. Give heathcare, food, and living wages to everyone and charge it to the wealthy that cannot be satisfied. To what purpose is a $ billion? Hoarding. I made protest signs for your protests. Protesting is now critical for Occupied D.C. There is time to get signs printed for your protest group. Fill the hands of the signless. Where are your signs? It is time to post them so that others can use them. FreeDC!
Unsurprisingly, the one sole outcome of the Trump and Putin date in Alaska to swoon their supporters might be another executive branch overreach attempt, getting rid of mail-in voting, from a suggestion by a war criminal.
What is up with the dates on all these posts? They are not accurate, and if scrutinized by those who troll sites like this, can be detrimental to your excellent coverage and commentary.
Democrats are already going to lose the midterms because Elon 'has a plan.'
Read in depth reports by Dissent in Bloom, This Will Hold and Election Truth Alliance on SubStack if you want to know more about how the 2024 election was almost certainly rigged. We can't exactly howl with outrage about stolen elections, though, can we?
Trump is working for Putin and that’s scary!!!! Wake up! Any candidate running against him has to WIN or the USA as we know it will not survive!
If Trump is really "working for Putin," Putin better be on guard. Trump's record for competence and reliability isn't impressive.
Today, Democrats Abroad International Chair Martha Pugh send us a letter asking us to defend vote-by-mail. We know that Trump is attacking us particularly since he found that our members have put Democratic candidates in power with our votes.
Here is what she said.
Donald Trump recently announced he will sign an executive order to ban all mail-in voting nationwide - a lawless power grab he does not have the constitutional authority to make.
Let’s be clear: elections belong to the states, not the President. Trump’s executive order is nothing short of an authoritarian attempt to seize control of our election systems, strip away one of the safest and most accessible ways to vote, and lay the groundwork for voter suppression in 2026.
This is an existential threat to democracy. For millions of overseas voters, service members, their families, and Americans living abroad, mail-in ballots are often the only way our votes can be counted. If mail-in voting is eliminated, many of us will be silenced entirely.
We cannot let Trump intimidate or strongarm state officials into submission. Our state Governors and Secretaries of State are a crucial defense against this illegal assault.
Defend your vote
You can help defend your vote today. Call your Governor and Secretary of State to demand they reject Trump’s unconstitutional order and protect mail-in voting.
We’ve prepared calling scripts, contact directories, and a sample social media post to make it easy for you to take action. Read our Take Action guide here
Thank you for doing all you can to encourage our elected leaders to do what they can to protect our vote!
In Solidarity,
Martha McDevitt-Pugh
International Chair of Democrats Abroad
Democrats Abroad
https://www.democratsabroad.org/
Sorry that the links did not copy.
Even though only states have the power to change election rules, we know that red states will do anything Trump wants. They will change their voting maps and voting rules in a heartbeat and brag about it. Texas is a minor example. Where I live
there is no early voting, no absentee voting unless the voter is out of state or infirm, stringent rules about what kind of assistance an absentee ballot applicant can receive (almost none with threat of felony charges), and regular voting role purges of hundreds of thousands of registered voters at a time. When Trump says jump they say “how high?”
One step above the jelly bean in a jug test.
We will keep counting until the “right” candidate wins….. 🤬
What's sobering and a little puzzling is that the Republicans and the Supreme Court are pushing executive power when the executive in question is Trump, the least competent individual ever to hold that office. Plus he's an old guy. Have they picked out a successor to all these benefits? I doubt their various factions would agree on JD Vance, and the alternatives make the clown car occupants of 2016 look competent.
Do we know this remark was made by Putin, though? Since Trump lies like he breathes, and mail-in voting has been a bugaboo of his for a long time, I think it's questionable.
The chief executive is a mad man.
That's it.
It’s sad. The world’s wealthiest country increased taxes on and stripped benefits from the poor—to feed the wealthy. Give heathcare, food, and living wages to everyone and charge it to the wealthy that cannot be satisfied. To what purpose is a $ billion? Hoarding. I made protest signs for your protests. Protesting is now critical for Occupied D.C. There is time to get signs printed for your protest group. Fill the hands of the signless. Where are your signs? It is time to post them so that others can use them. FreeDC!
https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/sign-off-i-call-for-a-sign-off?r=3m1bs
Rigged election? Again? Weren’t you supposed to deliver irrefutable proof otherwise? It’s been more than two weeks … so where’s the beef?
Unsurprisingly, the one sole outcome of the Trump and Putin date in Alaska to swoon their supporters might be another executive branch overreach attempt, getting rid of mail-in voting, from a suggestion by a war criminal.
What is up with the dates on all these posts? They are not accurate, and if scrutinized by those who troll sites like this, can be detrimental to your excellent coverage and commentary.
Democrats are already going to lose the midterms because Elon 'has a plan.'
Read in depth reports by Dissent in Bloom, This Will Hold and Election Truth Alliance on SubStack if you want to know more about how the 2024 election was almost certainly rigged. We can't exactly howl with outrage about stolen elections, though, can we?
Curious: Trump fancies himself another Putin … when in fact, he’s more Idi than Vlad. Or, perhaps, Sylvio Berlusconi.