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August 22, 2025

No Mail, No Machines, Maybe No Election

A ludicrous attack on mail-in voting and continuing threat to democracy.

“I voted” stickers in English and Spanish, Virginia, USA, November 2014.
“I voted” stickers in English and Spanish, Virginia, USA, November 2014. (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) photo/GPA Photo Archive)

The racist convicted felon—as long as he’s not acting presidential, he will never truly earn that title—is vowing to “lead a movement” to get rid of mail-in ballots and voting machines. According to him, democracy will finally be saved by paper with watermarks—apparently, ballots designed by the Franklin Mint.

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At a press conference, he doubled down: “We’re going to start with an executive order that’s being written right now by the best lawyers in the country to end mail-in ballots because they’re corrupt…And it’s time Republicans get tough and stop it, because the Democrats want it. It’s the only way they can get elected.”

Have you seen what he’s been doing with the economy? He’s jacking up tariffs to the highest levels in decades and then passing the buck to American companies and consumers. His own policies are handing Democrats a silver plate—assuming the party is smart enough to use it.

Mail-in ballots are NOT corrupt. And they don’t even have to be returned by mail—secure ballot drop boxes exist. That’s how I’ve been voting for years because it’s easier than wasting hours standing in line. I walk to the library, drop my ballot in the box, and get on with my day. It takes less than a minute. But no, apparently this is voter fraud?! Give me a forking break.

The felon treats mail-in ballots like a bad Yelp review. Never mind that state after state, study after study, audit after audit has found zero evidence of widespread fraud. His own former Attorney General said so. But that didn’t stop him from calling Georgia’s governor to demand “11,780 votes.” What is widespread? Americans liking the convenience of mail-in or drop-off voting.

The kicker? He said all this right after talking to Vladimir Putin—because of course he did. That’s like announcing your anti-smoking campaign at a Marlboro convention.

And if that’s not enough constitutional fan fiction, during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, he mused aloud that maybe the U.S. could just cancel the 2028 election if we happen to be at war. “That’s good,” he said, as if suspending democracy were just another episode of The Apprentice.

For the record: the U.S. held elections during the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Lincoln didn’t postpone the 1864 election because of cannon fire. Roosevelt didn’t cancel 1944 because of D-Day. But sure, this felon thinks a hypothetical war in 2028 would be a fine excuse to try out dictatorship.

The difference with Ukraine is obvious: they’re fighting a defensive war on their own soil. Their polling places are literally under missile threat. America? We’re watching this felon and his Project 2025 cronies tear at democracy while Republicans—who campaign on loving the Constitution—cheer them on. In Kentucky, you’ve got politicians like Robby Mills ready to do Putin’s bidding by making it harder for Kentuckians to vote.

The felon is shredding democracy, not saving it. Will elections in 2026 even be free or fair—or will ICE be stationed at the voting booth demanding papers? His message couldn’t be clearer: no mail, no machines, maybe no elections. G-d help us all.

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