John Sauer SCOTUS mail-in ballot appeal
by Flint: Donald Trump
Trump Solicitor General John Sauer filed a statement with the Supreme Court as part of an urgent appeal to reinstate the presidential executive order on mail-in ballot security. The goal is a rapid bid to get that policy back in place after it was blocked. Sauer argued that once ballot envelopes enter the USPS mail stream, there is no retrieving them. This isn't just procedural noise; it's a direct claim about how the system works once things leave the office.
Transcript (en)
BALLOTS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO BE MAILED IN NORTH CAROLINA. MORE STATES WILL BEGIN THE MAILING PROCESS AS THE INJUNCTION REMAINS IN PLACE, INCLUDING ALABAMA ON SEPTEMBER 9th AND AT LEAST FIVE STATES THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 13th. ONCE THESE BALLOT ENVELOPES ENTER THE MAIL STREAM, THERE IS NO RETRIEVING THEM. AFTER NORTH CAROLINA, BEGINNING NEXT WEEK, KENTUCKY, NEW YORK, MINNESOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, WEST VIRGINIA, ARKANSAS AND WISCONSIN WILL ALSO BEGIN SENDING OUT THE CONGRESS AND THE DEMOCRATS ARE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE BY MAIL-IN BALLOTS WITH THE BALANCE OF POWER IN CONGRESS AT STAKE. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYS THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS ARE INTENDED TO IMPROVE THE HANDLING AND DELIVERY OF THESE MAIL-IN BALLOTS AND PROTECT THE POSTAL SYSTEM FROM BEING USED TO FACILITATE VOTER FRAUD. THE RULE WOULD NOT GIVE THE POSTAL SERVICE THE AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE BY MAIL OR WHETHER THESE ELECTION OFFICIALS, BUT MANY DEMOCRATS ARE OUTRAGED ON WHAT THEY VIEW IS TAMPERING BY THE WHITE HOUSE IN THE MIDTERMS. I THINK THEY BELIEVE THEY'RE GOING TO GET THEIR ASS KICKED IN THE MIDTERMS, AND THIS IS THE PRESIDENT'S LAST-DITCH EFFORT TO MAKE VOTING AS DIFFICULT AS POSSIBLE FOR EVERY AMERICAN. THE BATTLE OVER MAIL-IN BALLOTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AS THE REPUBLICANS KICK OFF THEIR FIRST-EVER MIDTERM CONVENTION IN DALLAS BEGINNING WEDNESDAY. MOLLY?
