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If you have a right to vote, and some ICE thugs try to stop you, kill them. They are committing a crime worthy of death. Democracy is worth killing for.
"The tree of liberty must be watered regularly with the blood of tyrants and patriots." - Thomas Jefferson
I hope one day we can form a society that will prove Mr. Jefferson to be incorrect...
My correction: "watered with the blood of patriots, and fertilized by the flesh of tyrants."
We should kill the bastards, and live out our best lives long after.
Im thinking some sort of open carry "protectors of the vote" group needs to be formed.
Unfortunately, most of the polling places in my state (and probably many others) are conveniently located at schools, libraries, or other government buildings which have long since been declared Gun Free Zones.
You'd get arrested just for showing up. Otherwise you'd all have to mill around outside the property line which in most cases would be quite some distance away, where you can be safely ignored and/or not be able to see anything that may be going down inside anyway. And the "gun free zones" around schools specifically here extend for quite some distance away from the school property itself, IIRC several hundred yards.
I think a fair number of folks would be alright with local parents bringing their guns to their kid's school, if it keeps children from being snatched by masked men in vans.
Armed checkpoints might also work against ICE traffickers getting to the voting stations. Masked, wrong plates, or not part of the security force? Citizen's arrest.
Great point. Maybe the legal observer and whistle approach, coupled with a de-arresting strategy would work? Im just throwing ideas out there. We need to be thinking and acting now to be ready come Nov.
The vanguard who doesn't have to fear ICE can go vote in the morning then just start gathering next to wherever they're hanging out. By midday the concept of anyone being stopped by the voting station will look infeasible.
Also, wherever MAGA is not firmly in control, protect vote by mail and early voting. And make sure people send their votes early enough to avoid postal manipulation.
I'm wondering what people think this "de-arresting strategy" is supposed to look like, exactly.
If you think you're going to get anyone who's just been kidnapped out of the back of the black SUV, you're going to need to turn up with more guys than they've got at minimum, and very quickly.
That's exactly how it works. You don't let them get to the back of the SUV in the first place, but there are more of us than there are of them.