1) If the administration seeks to thwart or delay the mid-term elections, including declaring some sort of emergency, what have you already done to prepare?
2) If Republicans in Congress stand aside and allow the administration to seek to thwart or delay the mid-term elections, what have you already done to meet the challenge?
3) If ICE or other federal authorities attempt to interfere or take positions at polling places, what have you already done to prepare to counter?
4) If federal officials attempt to interfere or disrupt ballot counting, what plans do you have in place to deal with them?
5) If federal officials attempt to seize ballots or ballot boxes, what measures have you already taken to protect them?
6) If federal, state or local officials challenge vote counts, what measures have you taken to insure their validity?
7) If armed, violent mobs attempt to disrupt or interfere with any part of the election process, what plans do you have in place to deal with them?
8) If Republicans in Congress refuse to accept election results, what have you done to prepare?
9) If the President refuses to accept the election results and attempts to bar the new Congress from convening, what are you plans to proceed?
10) If the President orders the military or other armed federal agencies to arrest members of Congress or bar them from taking office, what are your plans to protect the legislative branch?
David Crook is co-founder of DCReport. David invented, launched and edited “The Wall Street Journal Sunday” — the largest- circulation business print publication in U.S. history. He tweets at @davidcrooknyc. You can write him at dcrook@dcreport.org.
DC Report was founded on core investigative journalism principles of research, fact-checking, and reporting in plain English how you and your family are affected by what happens in Washington, D.C. and in government and policy at state and local levels. Subscribe.
Spread the word