How in the fuck is this okay or legal?
this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2026
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I wonder if they realize that blatantly breaking the law to serve the Cheeto-in-Chief will leave them all hanging out to dry.
Trump got rules in place to protect him from prosecution, all his idiots are still on the hook, and statue of limitations is longer than a presidential term ;)
Pardon pardon pardon pardon
didnt trump already normalize the revocation of pardons
Anyone supporting this should be hanged. Or guillotined. I'm ok with either.
Both, in that order.
Well, it wouldn't really work in the other order...
Not with that attitude!
Personally, I'm curious how they intend to apply this to states like mine, where all ballots are mailed.
They will just declare that Republicans won all the elections
I presume the GOP will just appoint people to represent you. Don't worry, it'll be totally in your best interests, as decided by the rich people running the party.
Do you like being owned as farm equipment? Because that's what you get when right wingers take over.
My state is similar. The USPS were supposed to meet with state lawmakers this week, but cancelled last minute.
Hmmmmm.
Make sure the ACLU is there, just for expertise.
My prediction is that a lawsuit will go to a federal court, where they will strike this rule down based on Article I Section 4 of the Constitution.
No votes for you.
Damn, your state doesn't even have drop boxes?
Drop box does no good if the ballot is never delivered to you in the first place.
Just as a disclaimer: I believe that states that have 100% mail in voting allow you to print your ballot at home if it does not arrive in time. Washington State does.
Oh, we do. I meant that all of the ballots get mailed to voters before the election. We can either mail them back (postage paid) or drop them off at drop boxes in every district. It's a pretty awesome system, but if the USPS refuses to deliver the ballots it could be a problem. The state would have to figure out some other way to distribute them. It would be a huge PITA (not to mention expense) and probably reduce voter turnout significantly.
Personally, I’m curious how they intend to apply this to states like mine, where all ballots are mailed.
...probably reduce voter turnout significantly.
Asked and answered.
In Oregon where we've been vote by mail since like the 90s you can still vote in person. But we don't really have the infrastructure to allow every voter to vote in person. If those ballots don't get mailed out I imagine most Oregonians just won't vote, and those that do are going to be stuck in never ending lines.
Does Oregon not allow you to print your ballot if it doesn't get delivered in time like WA?
Oh yeah, that makes sense.
So...extortion? Got it.
Video of Postmaster General saying USPS won't send mail ballots to states that don't provide voter lists
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I would imagine that, in vote by mail states like mine, we would instantly have tens of thousands of volunteers going "Cool, cool... we'll hand deliver them. Fuck you USPS."
you can bring them to your voting place directly. thats what I did in the primary because he was already talking this trump.
The problem is people getting them in the first place.