White House Refuses to Rule Out ICE Presence at Voting Sites

When a hurricane approaches the U.S. mainland, weather forecasters issue warnings and provide guidance for preparedness. Unfortunately, not everyone heeds these advisories, exposing themselves to irreparable harm and potentially fatal outcomes. 

Today, a complacent majority of Americans is ignoring a different kind of storm on the horizon - the germinating threat by the Trump administration to interfere in the 2026 midterms. The warning signals for this brewing electoral disaster are as clear as any satellite image and must not be dismissed. 

All Americans should embrace the words spoken during Richard Nixon’s impeachment proceedings by the late Congresswoman Barbara Jordan (D-TX)—“My faith in the Constitution is whole, it is complete, it is total; I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution”—and honor her legacy by acting to stop this march toward autocracy in its tracks.

Jim Paladino 
Tampa

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