Alito's rambling, ominous prediction: "I think Election Day is the day in which everything is going to to take place"

[Miles Archer]

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Aaron Rupar

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Alito: "We have lots of phrases that involve 2 words, second of which is 'day.' Labor Day, George Washington's birthday, Election Day. They're all particular days. So if I have nothing more to look at than the phrase 'Election Day,' I think this is the day in which everything is going to take place"

Alito: "We have lots of phrases that involve 2 words, second of which is 'day.' Labor Day, George Washington's birthday, Election Day. They're all particular days. So if I have nothing more to look at than the phrase 'Election Day,' I think this is the day in which everything is going to take place"

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-03-23T15:34:39.913Z

ON EDIT: Some clarification.

MS NOW

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HAPPENING NOW: Supreme Court hears arguments on case that will decide if mail-in ballots need to arrive BY Election Day instead of simply post-marked by Election Day.

MS NOW's
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breaks down the latest

HAPPENING NOW: Supreme Court hears arguments on case that will decide if mail-in ballots need to arrive BY Election Day instead of simply post-marked by Election Day.

MS NOW's @lawofruby.bsky.social breaks down the latest

— MS NOW (@ms.now) 2026-03-23T16:06:25.629Z

[SSJVegeta]

1. ...like when he announces his retirement?

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Thanks for the tipoff, Sammy.

Now it's up to Americans to figure out what he means.

[Joinfortmill]

3. This turns into an esoteric back and forth.

Alito is in love with the sound of his own voice, which drips with arrogance. I shuddered with disgust.

[Blues Heron]

4. What a simplistic fuckwit.

Isn’t “George Washington’s birthday” three words? So sick of these evil morons in positions of power

[Wiz Imp]

10. They're also not "phrases". They're names given to specific days in the US.

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. That makes no sense.

[Miles Archer]

6. The way I read it is...

...the SCOTUS is prepared to back Trump's demand for no more mail in / absentee ballots. You vote on Election Day, in person, or you don't vote.

[greatauntoftriplets]

8. Thanks for the translation.

I'm dealing with a lack of sleep last night, and not happy about it.

[onenote]

11. They will not rule against all absentee ballots

They'll find a way to carve out an exception for the military. Count on it.

[ProfessorGAC]

12. And I Read It As...

..a meandering word salad from a dope who achieved well beyond his actual capabilities.
Nothing more, at this point.
Sometimes a stupid statement is just because the speaker is stupid.
Besides, why would he need to encode anything? He could just call Trump & tell him what howvhes going to vote.

[LR3]

15. Yup

Or at the very least, the Most Corrupt Two of Alito and Thomas.

[mopinko]

16. the issue in the case is whether votes that arrive after election, even if postmarked b4 it,

will b counted. in some states, they already arent. but the purpose here is to allow the toadies at usps to hold up mailed ballots, likely based on zipcodes.
opening the door to election diddling.

[ck4829]

7. Two of those are holidays. Why not add the third?

[BootinUp]

9. He disgusts me. Nt

[spanone]

13. Alito will gladly rob people the right to vote.

IMHO

[Rebl2]

14. I agree

[CelticCrow]

17. Simplistic moron is an embarrassment to the Judiciary

We have a Tax Day as well on April 15th which is a much better equivalent to an Election Day as they have the same requirements for a post mark. Guess after they make their ruling we'll all have to show up in person on 4/15 to file our taxes.

[Johonny]

19. You can file an extension with the IRS

Surely he knows that.

[Johonny]

18. When mail in ballots were usually GOP votes

No one cared...

[moondust]

20. Any excuse will do.

So they can put a political puppet like DeJoy in charge of USPS where he can slow down deliveries from Democratic areas.

[Vinca]

21. So states aren't in charge of their own elections anymore?????