Susan

Yeah, I mean, look, this is a situation where, you know, you've seen Republicans basically abandon their longstanding views about states' rights and federalism.

And, you know, now all of a sudden, Mike Johnson is the one who decides that it's the job of the federal speaker of the House to be commenting on questionable election practices in states that he doesn't like or that elect Democrats.

You know, the decentralization

I think is the thing that experts are looking to.

It's one of the reasons, of course, that Donald Trump's claims of a rigged election in 2020 are so absurd and farcical.

It is simply inconceivable that in six swing states in 2020, all over this country, the massive number of people who have been involved in the conspiracy of those alleged by Donald Trump and the sort of fever dreams he's encouraged among his supporters

It's basically inconceivable in the context of our very decentralized state run election system.

And again, it should be pointed out that the Constitution is very clear that it's up to the states to regulate the time, place and manner of elections.

That is not a role for the president of the United States, who just last Monday said he wanted to nationalize, quote unquote, elections in 15 states.

But I think there are enormous fears among state election officials about the kind of

actions that can be taken in key states looking ahead to this fall.

One thing I spoke with an election law expert who pointed out that, you know, the time for states and localities to act is probably before Republicans, you know, come in there and to be prepared in advance to get injunctions and things like that to keep ICE away from the polling places.

Hi, my name is Susan and I live in Seattle and I love your show.

My question is that I read donkeys communicate by blowing in each other's noses.

Is that true?

And if it is true,

What kind of information do they communicate?

Do you ever see donkeys blow on each other's noses?

What are you doing over there?

We're trying to root for you, ma'am.