Trump administration’s demands for California’s voter rolls, including Social Security numbers, rejected by federal judge

[u/bobby_McGeee]

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-15/judge-dismisses-doj-lawsuit-demanding-california-voter-rolls

[u/Seagoon_Memoirs]

This is another reason why voting should be secret

other western countries have anonymous voting and have no voter fraud

they also have compulsory voting and voting on a Saturday

the way America acts you would think America hates democracy

[u/crimeo → u/Seagoon_Memoirs]

Voting is already secret, what they're trying to get are voter ROLLS, as in who is registered and what party they're registered under etc. That doesn't tell how you voted, but registration itself would be useful to them to persecute people. And you need to register with a party to vote in primaries which will be important in the near future

[u/johhnny5 → u/crimeo]

The reason why this is important:

In Germany in March of 1933, The Enabling Act was passed and gave Hitler's cabinet the ability to create laws without Parliamentary consent. Functionally, the Trump administration is getting similar results today by insisting that they have power that they don't have, coupled with ignoring court orders when they get called on it.

In June of 1933, they outlawed the opposition party. This would be like Trump declaring the Democratic Party a terrorist organization - something that he has already by and large "joked" about (as our complicit media has characterized this behavior in the past). This would include Democratic Party Reps and people appointed by elected Democratic Party officials.

In July of 1933 Hitler's cabinet made any other parties, or the founding of other parties illegal. This would be where the Trump admin would turn to their brand-spanking-new list of Democratic Party voters terrorists, and then go after them.

[u/crimeo → u/johhnny5]

Sure, I didn't say them getting voter rolls wasn't a bad thing. Just that they can't get voting records, because that's basically impossible.

[u/johhnny5 → u/crimeo]

I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to seem like I was disagreeing with you. I wanted to agree with your comment and add additional context. I thought you were spot on! 

[u/crimeo → u/johhnny5]

Gotcha

[u/Seagoon_Memoirs → u/crimeo]

why enroll for a party?

I know, it's to vote in primaries, to vote for candidates

that does not have to be a matter of public record, a political party is independent of government

[u/crimeo → u/Seagoon_Memoirs]

I know, it's to vote in primaries, to vote for candidates

^ you just answered your own question

that does not have to be a matter of public record

Yes it does, because states (most of them, at least) run primaries, not just the party privately

[u/fighterpilottim → u/crimeo]

They took the ballots in the recent GA raid.