I think these are pretty valid concerns. I never imagined we’d need fucking sharpshooters on top of county buildings so they could count ballots safely. It does seem like some of the more contested areas are taking some precautions, I really hope we’re wrong and everything goes smoothly.
Exactly. If you are in DC, you have the DC police, the Capitol police, the Parks police, the Secret Service, the National Guard, and if thats not enough, the god-damned Marine Barracks.
In many US counties, you are basically relying on a (potentially extremly right wing) Sheriff or local police to protect your constitutional rights, and potentially your life.
I think these are pretty valid concerns. I never imagined we’d need fucking sharpshooters on top of county buildings so they could count ballots safely. It does seem like some of the more contested areas are taking some precautions, I really hope we’re wrong and everything goes smoothly.
Exactly. If you are in DC, you have the DC police, the Capitol police, the Parks police, the Secret Service, the National Guard, and if thats not enough, the god-damned Marine Barracks.
In many US counties, you are basically relying on a (potentially extremly right wing) Sheriff or local police to protect your constitutional rights, and potentially your life.
we dont have national guard, notably.
https://dc.ng.mil/About-Us/
does it count as ours if we can’t deploy them?
Uh, DC can deploy the national guard. You don’t have a governor, so, you know, the president of the united states is authorized to deploy them.
The DC mayor can also request they be deployed, but it needs to be approved by the fed.
Given that we have a President who won’t be trying to conduct his own coup currently… Yes