More than dozen U.S. states expected to sue Trump administration over postal cuts - Reuters
Reuters) - More than a dozen states as early as this week are expected to sue the Trump administration over cuts at the United States Postal Service they say could delay mail-in ballots in the November elections, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh said on Monday.
United States Postal Service (USPS) mailboxes are seen stored outside a USPS post office facility in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, U.S., August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Frosh said anywhere between 15 to 20 Democratic attorneys general are reviewing legal arguments, and he expects that the states involved will join in one, or possibly several, lawsuits.
“We are talking with other AG offices and expecting to take action soon,” Frosh said.
Republican Trump, who is trailing presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden in opinion polls, said last week he was against Democratic efforts to include funds for the Postal Service and election infrastructure in coronavirus relief legislation because he wanted to limit mail-in voting during the pandemic. Twice as many people could vote by mail as did so in 2016 because of the pandemic, according to some estimates.
Democrats have cited reductions in overtime, restrictions on extra mail transportation trips and new mail sorting and delivery policies as changes that threaten to slow mail delivery of ballots and other critical mail such as medicines.
Trump on Monday denied that he was attempting to undermine the Postal Service’s ability to handle mail-in ballots.
“No, we’re not tampering,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News. “We want to make it run for less money, much better, always taking care of our postal workers.”
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Trump is a BS artist who knows he's going to get kicked out of the WH as a mass murderer, among other things, like tampering with the mails.
He should be charged for crimes against humanity. Like Saddam.
I think during his trip to dance across the DMZ together with Kim Jong-un, he sat with the autocratic tyrant in private to pick up tips on how to treat humans like dogs.
I don't understand why people can't just vote in person. That's what I plan on doing.
I don't understand why people can't just vote in person. That's what I plan on doing.
What's the legal argument here?
I don't understand why people can't just vote in person. That's what I plan on doing.
For the same reason we had stay at home orders. People are trying to reduce the likelihood that at-risk populations are hit by COVID-19 transmission. Not everyone would be able to vote in person for the same reason that many cannot go into grocery stores and must have their groceries delivered to their cars or homes.
I am talking about anyone who is at risk. People who are older than 65, people with asthma or other pulmonary conditions, people with immune deficiencies, and people who have reached unhealthy obesity levels are at risk. And you are correct that if people take proper precautions, there is less risk, but it is still not 0% risk and it also requires everyone to take those precautions which is rare.Are you talking about disabled people? Where I live the grocery stores are full of people, and everyone I know is voting in person. It's not that big of a deal to go out if you take the proper precautions.
I think during his trip to dance across the DMZ together with Kim Jong-un, he sat with the autocratic tyrant in private to pick up tips on how to treat humans like dogs.
What the Constitution says is that the mail system is ultimately the responsibility of Congress. To that end, they have the power to adequately fund it or not fund it. I suppose any lawsuit will hinge on whether or not the law as specified by Congress is being "faithfully executed" and whether or not they have properly funded that exercise.Our constitution and many state regulations protect the integrity of the mail system, so any tampering could have consequences.
POSTAL POWER | U.S. Constitution Annotated | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
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