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13. Yep: court steps in, shoots it down, Trumpsters appeal the ruling, and it goes up the ladder after a month or two
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 02:42 PM
14 hrs ago

Then at the next step, if the appellate court waxes it too, the ruling gets appealed again. and so it slowly winds its way up the layers of the court system. At every higher layer, the odds of one or more Trump appointees making the decision increases, all the way up to the SCOTUS, who will take the case in some expedited fashion to give F47 the nod. "All okay," they'll say. By then, it will be late September.

And even if the appeals stall out somehow, there's no guarantee the USPS does what it's required to do anyway. So much of our planning has taken a benevolent (or at least neutral) federal government as premise. We were never prepared to deal with an outright criminal administration.

Those of us living in VBM states, well, we'd best get to figuring out how we're gonna vote in the upside-down.

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can't the feds just read the name on the friggin envelope? uncle ray 14 hrs ago #1
That's not what they want. They want to know if it's a Democratic ballot or republican ballot oldmanlynn 14 hrs ago #12
I didn't know they had the power to decide that. dem4decades 14 hrs ago #2
They don't. The USPS is required to deliver the mail, not make decisions on what to deliver based on politics. patphil 14 hrs ago #5
Yup! Botany 14 hrs ago #11
Agree! THIS asshole should be removed pronto bluestarone 11 hrs ago #48
BUT... it does give trump an opening to kill this slightlv 9 hrs ago #55
This proposal is completely unacceptable! Tr*** must be stopped. CaliforniaPeggy 14 hrs ago #3
So fucking scary. yellow dahlia 14 hrs ago #4
Thanks BaronChocula 9 hrs ago #56
I'm thinking about organizing a protest at my local post office. yellow dahlia 8 hrs ago #60
Depressed yankee87 14 hrs ago #6
This guy needs to be fired FakeNoose 14 hrs ago #7
He's obviously following orders that come directly from Trump. ShazzieB 13 hrs ago #17
He's a Federal official, it should be possible to impeach him. It's VERY hard to fire the PG ... eppur_se_muova 12 hrs ago #28
Clearly, every mail-in ballot is at risk Bobstandard 14 hrs ago #8
Yep: court steps in, shoots it down, Trumpsters appeal the ruling, and it goes up the ladder after a month or two 0rganism 14 hrs ago #13
just the statement is enough to end mail in voting MadameButterfly 12 hrs ago #27
Courts must step in NOW AverageOldGuy 14 hrs ago #9
They've already lost in nine different States to pull this shit. Mark Elias team is on it Bengus81 10 hrs ago #52
Glad to see Democracy Docket is on this. intheflow 14 hrs ago #10
Easy peasy... after your primary, change your registration to R LiberalArkie 13 hrs ago #14
That won't work everywhere. ShazzieB 13 hrs ago #23
This sounds like the Postmaster general would be committing a felony Uncle Joe 13 hrs ago #15
Mail tampering Qutzupalotl 11 hrs ago #45
Beyond the constitutional issues, this would create a mess. SamuelAdams 13 hrs ago #16
Let's just get past the verklempting and go straight to the lawsuits. Baitball Blogger 13 hrs ago #18
Let's go straight to arrest warrants. hunter 8 hrs ago #59
Hell. anymore even if the courts rule against the USPS, i feel they will bluestarone 13 hrs ago #19
How in the hell could this possibly be legal LilElf70 13 hrs ago #20
Per the Constitution, Bayard 13 hrs ago #25
Every Democratic candidate for office, high or low, must campaign on holding Trump appointees criminally flashman13 13 hrs ago #21
Another Lawsuit Trump will lose MissouriDem47 13 hrs ago #22
But is there time to do this and get a favorable ruling before Nov? n/t SpankMe 13 hrs ago #26
Can we please secede already????? IcyPeas 13 hrs ago #24
Oh cool when can they sue? SSJVegeta 12 hrs ago #29
Oregon voter here. I refuse to use USPS Hassler 12 hrs ago #30
This is how people need to think. bluestarone 11 hrs ago #49
75% of eastern Oregon is Republican and rural Hassler 11 hrs ago #50
Well that's ok. IF bluestarone 10 hrs ago #51
I'm in Washington state and always use the drop box Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 8 hrs ago #63
hey federal gvt,, you do not have any control over state elections, period. its all state controlled., AllaN01Bear 12 hrs ago #31
Until there are deadly serious consequences liberalgunwilltravel 12 hrs ago #32
Lawyer up EnergizedLib 12 hrs ago #33
Fuck this new MAGA Postmaster, part of Trump's gestapo. Demnation 12 hrs ago #34
"a new proposed rule" Talitha 11 hrs ago #35
They actually submitted it to the Federal Register for public comments BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #39
An executive order is not a regulation! bob4460 11 hrs ago #36
The USPS submitted a draft Regulation to the Federal Register BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #40
This message was self-deleted by its author bob4460 11 hrs ago #37
Postmaster General: I will commit election interference for our Dear Leader! sakabatou 11 hrs ago #38
Has Postmaster general read the existing LAWs on the Fed and State levels ? dave99 11 hrs ago #41
Benjamin "A republic, if you can keep it" Franklin, first Postmaster General... Harker 11 hrs ago #42
Yup. Worked near his Post Office that is still here in Philly (originally his print shop) and operational BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #47
That's called extortion, and is in violation of federal law. James48 11 hrs ago #43
Sounds like a cunning plan Turbineguy 11 hrs ago #44
You know you live in a fascist hellhole when... Karasu 11 hrs ago #46
Straight up extortion. yourout 10 hrs ago #53
It used to be understood without saying, but: Marcuse 10 hrs ago #54
FUCK THAT FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT STOOGE FUCKER Blue Owl 9 hrs ago #57
I just recently retired from the PO; trust me, giving them that task to review D. Spaulding 9 hrs ago #58
My vote WILL count LilElf70 8 hrs ago #61
Switch registration BettyBlueDot 8 hrs ago #62
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