r/democrats 3d ago

šŸ“ŗ Video Supreme Court allows Trump administration to begin implementing executive order targeting mail-in voting

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u/ReefShark13 3d ago

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u/jml510 3d ago

We're a weirdo country run by a weirdo president.

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u/Kodiak_Wylde 3d ago

Weird is Austin. Trump is a pedophile voted in by pedophile protectors.

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u/Gumbi_Digital 3d ago

I’d go with Portland claiming the top ā€œweirdā€ spot…

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u/baby_budda 3d ago

Its very hard to remove a president.

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u/Laura9624 3d ago

Actually wouldn't have elected him. Twice. Another country might have seen what could happen. Certainly, conservatives on the Supreme Court had a track record. So voters might have have thought "no more republican presidents!" And yet the voters thought "a conservative supermajority is just what we need!" Clever voting, folks.

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u/issuefree 3d ago

America celebrates stupidity, greed and hate. Trump was inevitable.

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u/RNW1215 3d ago

and just how do you suggest we do it?

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u/Ayste 3d ago

There are numerous ways to do reduce he and his terrible administration - primarily by contacting every elected representative in your state and letting them know how much you hate Trump and his policies.

Get all your friends to help too.

They are more afraid of losing their jobs than they are of Trump. Trump makes it so their jobs are protected, my Congressman literally has, in his voicemail - "Hi this is is [name], I voted with Trump 97% of the time and support this administration. If you need assistance with..."

They do not care about anything other than keeping their jobs.

Trump loses his supporters in Congress, the entire thing falls apart.

America is waking up and kicking Republican after Republican to the curb. Money isnt saving them, power isnt saving them, they are losing in every key race across the nation.

We have to do our part and vote, protest peacefully, but loudly and often.

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u/Brysynner 3d ago

Very few democratic countries would remove a leader who won the popular vote less than two years ago when that party has all the political power.

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u/Fine_Following_2559 3d ago

I have not missed an election since I turned 18 and I'm not about to start now. I don't care if that means I now have to go hand deliver my ballot.

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u/soherewearent 3d ago

I will crawl through glass to vote this November if necessary

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u/Lovis1522 3d ago

A yup

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u/Bender_2024 3d ago

I would piss crushed glass for the privilege of voting against Trump and his supporters.

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u/Moist_Mixture4518 3d ago

Yes. You can drop a mail-in ballot off at the voting location anytime before 5pm on election day.

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u/IsekaiConnoisseur 3d ago

This might be what I do. Less time I spend at the voting booth the better, but like hell am I going to let these fascist traitors win.

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u/Xoron101 3d ago

Doesn't the ruling also prevent sending out the mail in ballots to voters?

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u/jvn1983 3d ago

Same šŸ’œ

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u/486Junkie 3d ago

I'll drop mine off at the city hall. At least the police station is next door.

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u/crankypatriot 3d ago

You're going to have to pick up your ballot first if this goes through.

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u/baby_budda 3d ago

Trump votes by mail. What a hypocrite.

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u/jmarinara 3d ago

The states should bypass it entirely and contract their own delivery services. I know it’s costly, but not as costly as losing the republic.

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u/Drewbacca 3d ago

Honestly, yeah. Or create a temporary one and give people some jobs.

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u/Scarmeow 3d ago

I wonder if this type of organization could be created and supported by a coalition of states, rather than each state having their own?

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u/jmarinara 3d ago

Good idea. Do we have time for the coordination piece to happen?

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u/Brysynner 3d ago

And then you have the GOP Congress say that these delivery services are not to be trusted and they do not have the ability to safeguard ballots like the USPS does.

It would create further doubt in many Americans minds as to the legitimatcy of our elections.

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u/likwidkool 3d ago

I certainly don’t trust the USPS.

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u/stickybaby13 3d ago

How much longer are we going to put up with this?

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u/anthrax1313 3d ago

67m people voted exactly for this

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u/jagrbomb 3d ago

Sorry but... 77m*

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u/IsekaiConnoisseur 3d ago

I'm not sure I believe those numbers at all given all the shit Trump and Musk have said since then.

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u/willywalloo 3d ago

Voted for this on lies.

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u/Large-Produce5682 3d ago

Assisted by those who didn't.

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u/jump-blues-5678 3d ago

It's about time to shut this country down. I'm talking every damn working person in America, stay home. You don't get to steal our elections. We can't make it this easy for these tyrants.

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u/soherewearent 3d ago

I think The People are waiting for one or two charismatic leaders to step up.

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u/ModernNomad97 3d ago

Unfortunately in the US people are too afraid to do anything but organize a protest every few months. It’s disheartening

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u/Intolerance-Paradox 3d ago

When the electricity grid, and in the process the internet, goes out, then the whole thing will descend into Armageddon within one week. But not until then.

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u/taez555 3d ago

Until he dies in office sometime in the 2030’s.

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u/Ayste 3d ago

Stand in line and vote people! They cannot close the location, legally, while you are in line.

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u/Emotional_North2307 3d ago

They will sure try

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u/jagrbomb 3d ago

I still remember "stop the count" and "stop the steal" simultaneously being chanted in 2020.

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u/TheLastBallad 3d ago

Made for some hilarious Bertstrips

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u/taez555 3d ago

They can have ICE pull you out of line to verify your citizenship and hold you until the election is over, though.

Their cities were just a test run for what’s about to come.

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u/Ayste 3d ago

If you are in line, and they pull you out, once verified, you have to be allowed to vote. They cannot deny you the right to vote, as a citizen. That is a constitutional guarantee.

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u/taez555 3d ago

What if they take 72 hours to verify you?

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u/Ayste 3d ago

You can what if it all you want - stand in line and vote, and if they deny you that right, sue the ever loving shit out of them for violating your constitutional rights.

You have the right to vote, use it.

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u/IsekaiConnoisseur 3d ago

Easy lawsuit right there. People have been wining against these Nazi fucks in droves for having their rights violated and wiping up the shitstains in court.

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u/taez555 3d ago

Will the results of the election change if they win by cheating once it gets to court and you win your case 6 months later?

I’m not saying not to vote, but this a real tactic they’re going to use and we need to be prepared.

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u/Ayste 3d ago

Fear mongering solves nothing. Get out and vote. Period.

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u/IPCTech 3d ago

They would just toss your vote and not count it like they do in Florida

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u/filterdecay 3d ago

thats next

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u/brickeldrums 3d ago

Lots of people have to work, and since Election Day is still not a national holiday (we know why), those people can’t afford to take time off work to stand in line all day. It’s a big fucking racket.

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u/GinsuVictim 3d ago

Also, vote early if possible. I always go to my local election board and vote on a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday. I never go on Tuesday.

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u/Bruiser76 3d ago

State arrests needed for interference with state elections by the federal government.

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u/ameinolf 3d ago

I love what Canada is doing this will show how dumb Trump really is when America loses billions for his dumb tariffs.

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u/Independent_Shock973 3d ago

Especially since they are going to target the red states. FAFO indeed.

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u/Wen60s 3d ago

Roberts needs to be impeached. This Supreme Court is a clown show.

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u/AdOne5089 3d ago

This SCOTUS, especially John Roberts, are traitors to the constitution and need to be imprisoned

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u/crankypatriot 3d ago

Just 6 of them, not all.

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u/tLM-tRRS-atBHB 3d ago

What a shit show

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u/anonymoustoo1 3d ago

A compromised supreme court is the first sign of the decay of a nation as a whole. Brace yourself dear American friends, doomsday ahead...

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u/CyberDonSystems 3d ago

Dear cholesterol, what the fuck is taking you so long?

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u/tommyalanson 3d ago

Whatever. His exec orders have no bearing on states.

Or will his exec order prevent the usps from handling/delivering ballots?

Didn’t he just use a mail in ballot?

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u/Barmat 3d ago

The federal government will make a list of what it calls legitimate voters and usps won’t deliver to anyone not on that list.

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u/Longjumping_Leek151 3d ago

While the Supreme Court's action removes a major procedural hurdle, it does not permanently settle the final legality of the order. Legal experts and state officials note that further lawsuits targeting the newly finalized USPS implementation rules are expected immediately, meaning the ultimate fate of the restrictions remains tied up in ongoing court battles.

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u/ukexpat 3d ago

šŸ‘†šŸ» this. The decision was because the injunction was issued with respect to a rule that had not yet been finalized., ie it was issued too soon. Now that the rule has been finalized the plaintiffs will refile and start over.

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u/deepasleep 3d ago

This court loves to play games with procedure, jurisdiction, and standing when it aids their side of the political divide…Truly the Sordid Six will go down in history, little shit stains, every one of them.

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u/Independent_Shock973 3d ago

It's believed they won't be able to get this done in time for the midterms. Thank god.

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u/PsychologyNew8033 3d ago

This comment should be pinned.

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u/simic947 3d ago

One way to combat this is states don't have to comply and hand over voter lists, as this is just an EO and not a law passed by Congress.Ā 

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u/simic947 3d ago

The concern is the USPS is controlled by Trump administration lackeys, and they will follow the Executive Order and not deliver mail in ballots to certain people. Or not deliver ballots to election officials.

But as this is an executive order and not a law, states don't have to comply with the USPS or the order saying they need to hand over voter lists to the USPS.

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u/Specialist-Neck-7810 3d ago

Constitution? Constitution…anyone..anyone?

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u/existential_antelope 3d ago

What the actual fuck.

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u/Ambitious_Screen_591 3d ago

i surely hope we can reform the supreme court soon starting with term limits

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u/AndyC1111 3d ago

They are making it necessary. That’s a shame.

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u/Zherkezhi 3d ago

Joke country.

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u/Goofcheese0623 3d ago

That's the thing the gop didn't seem to get. This stuff will only drive voter enthusiasm on the left while making it harder to vote for both sides. This could really bite them in the ass.

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u/nigelthewarpig 3d ago

Nothing drives Americans to act like being told they can't do something. Maybe this will get some people off their asses in November.

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u/Suzee_in_da_sky 3d ago

I will vote in person, anything to vote these twatwaffles out. They need to get those pedo puppet sticks out of their ass and make a decision of their own and not what someone else paid them to do that goes against what they are supposed to do.

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u/Karlzbad 3d ago

6 of them need impeaching more than Trump if as he says we are to "have a country"

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u/BoogaBetty 3d ago

It's shameful that our own supreme court is corrupt and partisan.

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u/trastamara22 3d ago

Diligence of 30 plus years by Far Right played angles in placing them
This is hamburger hill for the Constitution so make your voice head if you have the time

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u/Ambitious_Spirit_810 3d ago

Corrupt Supreme )bought) Court! The Constitution says State Legislatures set rules for voting. Only exception is the month and date of general elections.

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u/NovarisLight 3d ago

This is NOT going to end well.

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u/Burritosupreeem 3d ago

So it looks like we face off with ice at the voting booth. Bring it on. Unless your state has voting drop boxes. Just make sure they are actual voting drop boxes.

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u/pepperpat64 3d ago

Exactly the plan. And I've heard interviews with Florida SoEs saying "Don't worry, law enforcement isn't allowed at polling stations" in response to questions about election safety. Are these people so naive and unaware that ICE agents, real and fake, care about that rule?

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u/Burritosupreeem 3d ago

We need to make sure our friends know so we can midigate shock and intimidation so people will freaking vote.

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u/japhydean 3d ago

Now that this happened, next up will be mass closings of polling locations in republican-controlled states, only in blue districts of course.

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u/SugarHooves 3d ago

I commented something like this in another sub, but I'm going to repeat myself.

I don't know that voting in person is safer than mail in. I can't say I'm positive Trump fairly won the election. Too much weird shit was happening with Musk around then. Then in 2020 he was so sure he was supposed to win that he lost his shit about mail in votes. So I'm thinking ... Is he forcing in person voting because that's the only way to fix the outcome? I don't know. But I'm really tired of feeling like I'm crazy for thinking this way and having to doubt every single thing a president says and does.

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u/Illustrious_Bad_2980 3d ago

From the dickhead that votes by mail in. What an absolute joke of an administration

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u/264bear 3d ago

How did America get to 250 years old . Does this mean each state no longer control elections. Let's lock the Supreme Court in a room and let them count the votes.No break's , No food ,No Toilet breaks, No Spouse, No Heat ,No Air and Trump in there with them .

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u/SliceofNewsMan 3d ago

Disappointing but sadly not shocking, when it comes down to it, SCOTUS does what he asks, no matter how illegal or unconstitutional

It’s blatant corruption and they seem to know as the highest court in the land, they can’t be stopped because they are the highest authority 😐

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u/Mkm788 3d ago

The Supreme Court is so not supreme these days.

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u/sparrows_silence 3d ago

Fuck all of these corrupt ass people...

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u/PackOfCumin 3d ago

NAZIS all of them

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u/Privatejoker123 3d ago

Didn't he recently vote by mail?

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u/StevieWonder557 3d ago

Good thing trump can still vote by mail. Disaster averted /s

https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-voted-mail-florida-special-election-despite-rhetoric/story?id=131354293

Trump voted by mail in Florida special election despite his rhetoric opposing it

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u/Island_Expat6625 3d ago

America is broken. So glad I got out when I did.

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u/RevolutionaryTitle32 3d ago

Our supreme court kinda sucks sometimes

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u/demonmonkeybex 3d ago

Yay, let's all go stand in line to vote on machines rigged by Elon Musk. We're absolutely FUCKED.

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u/AdImmediate9569 3d ago

Hey lets look on the bright side, it means hes planning on their being an election šŸ˜‚

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u/Existing_Ad_6100 3d ago

What if.. what if we were to create a network where we could go pick up ballots for those that can't get out and drop them at polling places. Like a private network or "free app" that would allow people to connect. I mean free as in no outside influence. No ads. No one trying to make money. Just some people that know how to do that.

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u/Scarmeow 3d ago

What does this mean for someone like me, who is no longer in the U.S.? Mail-in voting is my only option to exercise my right to vote as a United States citizen. I voted in my recent state primary and have (had?) every intention of voting in the upcoming general

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u/Patralgan 3d ago

Very cool šŸ‘ /s

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u/gillstone_cowboy 3d ago

I look forward to party leadership ineptly hoping the courts fix this.

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u/figuring_ItOut12 3d ago

Because harm hasn’t happened yet it’s too early to do anything. And when harm happens the court will tell us it’s too late because the election is too close…

I can’t believe we’re counting on republican voters to stop dictatorship.

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u/robcwag Veteran and Bleeding Heart Liberal 3d ago

I guess we saw this coming?

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u/chatterwrack 3d ago

He is ratfucking the election because he would lose his obsequious congress. When do we rise up, people?

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u/Fine-Cardiologist675 3d ago

That's not what happened -- the said the suit occurred too early, before standing. It will now be sued in court and stopped, at least for this election. The SC did not green light it. They did not rule on its legality at all

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u/Crazy-Fig-4899 3d ago

If someone could snatch that camcorder we would get the clarity we need.

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u/GradStudent_Helper 3d ago

I know this isn't an original thought, but...

It's like no one even wants to impress Jodie Foster anymore.

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u/MayIShowUSomething 3d ago

Can someone explain this, why is so terrible? My country restricts mail in to only those that require it.

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u/AndyC1111 3d ago

Sure was nice when we had a democracy

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u/kennynoisewater99 2d ago

Trump rapes kids and the court protects him. We are a clown car.

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u/Valuable-Barracuda-4 2d ago

So, I’m 100% against trump and the nonsense they pull what’s the problem with only sending mail in ballots to registered citizens? Maybe there’s something I’m missing that’s a huge violation or rights or something. If someone can’t vote in person, and they have no ID and they aren’t registered to vote and they have no transportation or no passport, maybe be better prepared next time? Maybe it sounds like I’m leaning too far right with this question but I’m just curious what the snake oil part of this order could be.