Originally published at: Supreme Court Rules Against Republicans’ Attempt to Restrict Vote by Mail - TPM – Talking Points Memo
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected, 5-4, Republicans’ attempt to limit which mail ballots can be counted, an effort which would have unleashed chaos and disenfranchised voters for the 2026 midterms and beyond. The Republican National Committee had sued Mississippi, one of many states that accepts ballots mailed by Election Day but received by election…
I’m shocked, I fully expected them to tank vote by mail. I mean I’m happy, but still shocked.
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Alito must have shit his robes when he saw how this was going down.
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ACB, who from a purely actuarial standpoint likely has a long SCOTUS career ahead of her, continues to be an interesting one to watch.
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The usual pattern is this: “oh, doesn’t seem so bad! Oh, this is okay!” and then, “oh, they saved the worst for last.”
ETA: there’s one!
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The big one is birthright citizenship. Still to come.
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Has Dr. Cadet Toad-glans mit der Bone Spurs von Queens vowed to appeal this decision yet?
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Wow. Close call.
I noticed on my mailed ballot that Colorado requires that ballots be received by election day. Probably not too big a deal, since there are drop boxes in several locations and you can put your ballot in any of them.
Two thoughts (maybe three) as to why JRB (Johnny the Robber Baron) and the Handmaid voted with the 3 Liberal Justices
- It may effect Republican as well as Democratic voters if the votes are nullified
- It will be seen as another means of voter suppression (which it was) that will energize Democratic voters even more
- After a series of extra-Constitutional decisions regarding voting rights (Louisiana v. Callais) and Immigrant rights (Mullin v. Doe) the Democrats were a little it PO’d, and they voted accordingly. JRB decided that he needed a counter decision to offset the claim the Calvinball 6™ were corrupt Tr$mp loving GOP sycophant’s (which they are).
Alito falls into the trap of seeing “election day” as a process and not a deadline. Elections are not like football games, where one team may take a lead only to be passed by the other. Rather, votes are cast, and that’s that. Casting the vote and counting the vote are two different things, but the voting is done by election day. It’s up to the states to decide how to handle votes that have been cast but haven’t come in yet.
How long does Alito understood it took to count ballots ain the 19th Century?
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We really need a laughter emoji. Y’all are outdoing yourselves.
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