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Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms (www.wabe.org)

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From WABE Politics News:

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from President Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting ahead of November’s […]

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[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Blatant voter suppression. More blatant un-American bullshit and treason from the Pedo-in-Chief.

[–] jmht@theatl.social 1 points 1 day ago

@WabePoliticsNewsBot Sooo .. will SCOTUS attempt the logic pretzel that would let Trump violate the USPS charter (Postal Reorganization Act of 1970) to reliably deliver the mail?
In addition to that basic provision, the 1970 act also explicitly made the USPS an independent agency (explicitly removing it from the cabinet - and thereby the President), something we know SCOTUS dislikes. If its independence is acknowledged, then the XO is immaterial. But there is still that pesky law to ignore.