I like Christopher Armitage's idea in THE EXISTENTIALIST REPUBLIC of blue states enacting trigger laws.
"…We cannot vote our way out of a situation where the vote itself is the target. We cannot wait for 2026 to see if elections still work, because every month we wait is a month where the machinery of fair elections is being dismantled. By November 2026, we may discover that fair elections no longer exist. We need a credible weapon, established now, that changes the calculation.
Trigger laws do this. A trigger law is legislation passed in advance that establishes a specific red line and a specific automatic consequence if that line is crossed. The red line is public. The consequence is pre-committed. There is no ambiguity, no debate after the fact, no opportunity for normalization. Cross this line, and this happens.
The red line: the federal government decertifies state-approved voting equipment, deploys federal forces to polling places against state consent, refuses to certify legitimate state election results, or takes any action to cancel, delay, or invalidate a state’s elections. The state legislature and governor jointly determine when a trigger has been crossed.
The consequence: the state orders 90 day compliance for all employers in state to divert federal tax revenue to escrows pending restoration of legitimate democratic governance."
https://substack.com/home/post/p-181068816If You Steal Our Elections, You Don't Get Our Money
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California Is Making Ballot Seizure a Felony. States Can Do Even More to Protect Their Elections.
Elissa Slotkin said much the same on Lawrence tonight.
California's law making it illegal to seize ballots and voting machines is a start but not adequate because suing the federal government would take months, maybe years. The trigger law provides a much shorter timeframe and actual consequences, not theoretical ones that can be tied up in appeals.
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