In another blow to President Donald Trump's executive order targeting mail-in voting ahead of the midterm elections, a federal appeals court has refused — for now — to let the U.S. Postal Service carry out "unprecedented levels of involvement by federal officials" in nearly two dozen states.

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision over the weekend favoring blue states led by California, left in place a lower court order blocking the implementation of Trump's late-March executive order 14399, "Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections."

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[–] 7 points 3 months ago*

While its great these are being shot down now, I think the real push is going to be another similar executive order closer to the election that will completely demolish several states entire election apparatus (via mail-in ballots). Additionally, there will be one authorizing poll watchers and ice goons to purposely disenfranchise the minority vote. The real question is how and how fast will the SC respond. I’d imagine they will drag their feet but ultimately 5-4 in favor of the obvious constitutional right for states to run their elections, but can easily see them pulling some bs like their VRA rulings on the poll watchers. Going to use the whole Kavanaugh stop logic and pretend its no big deal.

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    Scouts is where it's going to matter

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    [–] 17 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

    Favoring blue states? Motherfucker, favoring everyone*, even the fucking idiots that don't know any better.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    Practically speaking you're correct, but legally speaking they favored the plaintiffs in this case, which were a collection of blue states. Like literally the states:

    STATE OF CALIFORNIA; COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS; STATE OF NEVADA; STATE OF WASHINGTON; STATE OF ARIZONA; STATE OF COLORADO; STATE OF CONNECTICUT; STATE OF DELAWARE; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; STATE OF ILLINOIS; STATE OF MAINE; STATE OF MARYLAND; STATE OF MICHIGAN; STATE OF MINNESOTA; STATE OF NEW JERSEY; STATE OF NEW MEXICO; STATE OF NEW YORK; STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA; STATE OF OREGON; STATE OF RHODE ISLAND; STATE OF VERMONT; COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA; STATE OF WISCONSIN; JOSH SHAPIRO, in the official capacity as Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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    [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    For those of you who aren’t paying attention, Trump and his right wing cronies intend to stay in the White House forever. They will declare some kind of state of emergency near the election. They will modify the constitution before 2028

    You have 2 years to escape America. That’s more than enough time if you start TODAY.

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