"In a worst-case scenario, she said, “the president could declare a state of emergency and say that elections are rigged and use allegations of voter fraud to seize the ballots of secure voting centers”.

Uh, I hate to tell you but the worst case scenario is almost certainly the plan. You don't bulldoze the people's house if you ever think you'll be handing it over to the competition. You don't repeatedly murder people in boats in international or other countries' waters if you think there's a chance you'll ever face the law. You don't build a gigantic secret police goon squad of criminals who spend their days attacking regular people going about their business if you think they're loyal to anything but you personally. You don't [list continues ad infinitum]
#military #fascism
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/29/pentagon-memo-quick-reaction-forces