Postal Service moving forward with Trump's attack on mail voting

[hookaleft]

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) said in a yet-to-be-published proposed rule Friday that it’s drawing up plans to radically crack down on mail voting by sending ballots only to voters who are registered with the federal government.

The proposed rule, which will be formally published next week, is an alarming step toward implementing President Donald Trump’s sweeping attack on mail voting ahead of the 2026 midterm election. And it would represent a massive expansion of federal control over voting, without congressional authorization.

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/postal-service-trump-attack-mail-voting-proposed-rule/

[MustLoveBeagles]

1. They're scared

So they have to cheat

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Let's not be premature.

The decision of the federal district court is likely to be appealed and its decision stayed until the appeal has concluded.

[Lovie777]

3. shithole will be hurting his cult as well.......................

along with the military abroad and I don't think he cares.

[AZJonnie]

8. Not necessarily. Remember how shithead has been demanding all the state's voter rolls?

I posit it may be so he can flag Democrats for ballot-delivery denial.

[AZJonnie]

4. This is A FIVE ALARM FIRE and it's seriously ALL that the media should be talking about!!!

HOLY SHIT.

So, let me get this straight ... basically, the fucking PRESIDENT IN POWER gets to deny delivery of a mail-in ballot to any given voter, via a back-door, most likely secret, federal override mechanism, directly through the executive branch's control of the post office?

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?!?

FUCK THIS SHIT!!!

[Johonny]

5. California has drop boxes

So FU to Trump

[Mordred]

6. Except

the State relies on US Mail to get the ballots to voters, would need a rethink for Gen Election in fall if this holds.

[AZJonnie]

7. I believe this is actually the other way around

I.E. my understanding is that this is denying SENDING YOU THE BALLOT IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!

Which, if my understanding is correct, is beyond fucked up!!! Trump could literally just flag all Democrats if he wants to. I mean you'd think "no, he can't", but how many freaking times have we all thought that?!?

[underpants]

9. Do we have to register with the Federal government?

[Chasstev365]

10. A lot of Fat Ass Trumpers on scooters aren't going to be able to vote!

[Boo1]

11. What a self own

Just do early voting. Let the old R vote never get their ballot.

[yellow dahlia]

12. There are so many things wrong with this. WTAF!

Elections are run by states. States rights.

So many other federal laws that we normally don't worry about.

Think about the violations of the Disabilities Act!

[GreenWave]

13. After the shit Tom Delay did to the "independent" USPS, they should send him a FU letter every day.

What was that shit again?
Tom DeLay was instrumental in the passage of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006, which required the U.S. Postal Service to prefund its retiree health benefits for 75 years within a 10-year period. This prefunding requirement has been a significant factor in the financial struggles faced by the USPS.