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Trump would never sure anyone if the opportunity arose to screw them over.

Republicans are all about the intent of the law, not the letter of the law. Cough Obamacare lawsuits, cough.

YesYNot says

Republicans are all about the intent of the law, not the letter of the law. Cough Obamacare lawsuits, cough.

They were against Obamacare because they thought it was a bad law that forced people to purchase a specific product, contrary to our Constitution, under the watchful eye of the IRS. A product that was made more expensive by the very law that guaranteed that product's market share. A product that had nothing to do with providing healthcare and served only to enrich the very parties responsible for the rises in healthcare costs in the first place. And a very high percentage of the population agrees with the opponents of the law. Many lost their seats over this very issue because at the end of the day, they are supposed to represent the views of their constituents. Just because you don't like their views doesn't mean that they aren't entitled to be represented by people who fight to have those voices heard.

This attempt to remove Trump, the only other real opponent, from the state's ballot screams of nothing more than further evidence that Democrats still aren't listening to anyone but themselves. This isn't about protecting the voters; it's just another example of "trust us, we know best" and attempting to deny an entire segment of the population their voice -- all flown under the flag of something else to try to take the focus off the fact that they have an agenda and they aren't going to allow something as silly as voters to get in the way of that. Perhaps the polls are making them a little nervous these days?

turtledove says

Democrats still aren't listening to anyone but themselves

Yes, I do think that's true.

Minisota Democrats weren't screwing over Trump they weren't fucking over the Republicans.
They were once again oppressing the voting public. Dicating the rules of Democracy, injecting their view into the truths, once again smarter than everyone else to dictate.

"Oh UH, gee, golly! You put a "zig" where it clearly calls for a "zag" uh, you either don't get to vote or we'll interpret your vote as we see fit!"

Because it's just how Liberal Democrats do you.

Obamacare was passed by representatives of voters as the system intended. Republicans sued because of a typo in the law due to bad editing. They clearly were trying to get rid of a law based on a technicality. These Minnesota Dems are doing the same thing. They are using a technicality to try to circumvent part of the election based on the trump campaign's incompetence. It will probably fail as it should. It's a stupid move on their part because it just makes them look like idiots, and trump will lose Minnesota anyway. Maybe they are trying to influence down ballot elections.

YesYNot says

Obamacare was passed by representatives of voters as the system intended. Republicans sued because of a typo in the law due to bad editing. They clearly were trying to get rid of a law based on a technicality.

Because they realized they underestimated how much their constituents disliked the law. A reality that became quite apparent in 2012. I just don't see the two as the same. One act was an attempt to fix a mistake at the behest of their voters, the other is purely gamesmanship.

If they want to fix it, use normal channels. Same goes for the Minnesota Dems. They are both trying to avoid the normal process through a legal technicality. You just happen to think one end is virtuous and not the other. But they are both using the ends to justify the means.