By Carl Weinschenk
The EO does a lot. SCOTUSblog has all the details. In general, it gives the USPS and the Department of Homeland Security responsibilities and requirements that opponents feel will reduce mail-in and absentee voting and cut down on eligible voters.
It’s clear at this point that the administration thinks reducing who is allowed to vote and constraining how they can do so is a key to retaining the House of Representatives and the Senate. The same thinking is obvious in the SAFE Act, which Donald Trump is desperately trying to force though Congress.
One thing that is good about the Trump administration is that it doesn’t hide its motives. This gives the opponents a lot of time to react legislatively, in the streets and, perhaps most importantly, in the courts. It’s a high anxiety and high IQ battle.
Three takeaways
One thing that is good about the Trump administration is that it doesn’t hide its motives. This gives the opponents a lot of time to react legislatively, on the streets and, perhaps most of all, in the courts. It’s a high anxiety and high IQ battle.
- The idea that the game is already lost and the elections irremediably compromised is held by many on the left. This story contracts that conclusion. It suggests that the administration is attempting to manipulate via an Executive Order and use of the USPS. If the administration had everything set up to its advantage, it would not be scrambling so hard.
- Time is on our side concerning the midterms. The longer these issues are tied up in court the less the chances that even an adverse decision hurts us. There are practical realities–legal deadlines, ballot printing, etc.–that soon will make it impossible to put draconian new requirements into the field.
- There are very brilliant men and women fighting this battle in court. That’s their job. Ours is as important: We must not give up hope.
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