The Supreme Court's conservatives could significantly alter the 2026 election

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The Supreme Court on Monday appeared ready to limit mail-in ballots, a move that would reinforce the justices’ pattern of shrinking voter protections and that has, at bottom, favored Republican interests and the Trump administration.

And at a time when some justices publicly minimize their internal divisions, Monday’s case testing whether mail-in ballots may be received after Election Day exposed the chasm between the left and right with respect to ballot access.

The case is one of two major Supreme Court disputes that could significantly affect the upcoming midterm elections. The court is expected to rule this spring on a pending case from Louisiana that involves the reach of a Voting Rights Act provision intended to protect against race discrimination.

The consequences of election-law disputes to democracy cannot be overstated. Who votes determines who obtains public office. And who holds office determines the policies, funding and other government benefits that shape the lives of all Americans.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/supreme-court-conservatives-could-significantly-070033222.html

Things are so fucked up right now that any potential roadblocks to voting may not save these MAGA assholes.

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1. First order of business in 2029:

Kill the filibuster and expand the court.

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2. If the ruling is limited to just ballots received after election day, it's manageable

Get out the vote campaign operations already want you to vote early so it's already banked and they don't have to follow up. And they can shift to drop boxes and earlier mail dates. It's obnoxious and weird that stuff like taxes only have to be postmarked by the date, but manageable.

The bigger issue would be if they try to deny any early or mail in voting. Obviously some states are mail in only, but it would also require a lot more election day staff and amplify any election day issues.