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Will Trump send the troops to the ballot box?

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Things are getting weird again as talk grows about the military potentially showing up at polling stations.

There is some genuine chatter floating around that Trump might try to park the National Guard at polling places. It sounds like a scene from a dystopian movie, but the anxiety is real enough that people are starting to sweat the legality of it.

State and federal laws are pretty clear that you don't just roll tanks or soldiers up to where people are casting ballots. It is a huge no-go zone for the military, yet the whispers persist that we might see uniforms where we usually just see lawn signs and coffee cups. Politics has always been a contact sport, but dragging the armed forces into the voting process feels like we are rewriting the rulebook in real-time.

Democracy usually relies on people showing up without feeling like they are entering a combat zone.

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  1. Bold Maverick
    Wait, is this actually legal? Someone read the constitution, please.
    +1 boringAsking for a constitutional reading in a comment section is like asking for a salad at a demolition derby
  2. Hollywood Survivalist
    Just another Tuesday in American politics, keep the drama coming.
    +1 jokeA cynical observation that adds as much value as a screen door on a submarine