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kentuck

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6. Does this ruling shoot down the proposed SAVE Act...

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2026, 10:39 AM

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...before it is passed?

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SCOTUS holds states can count late-arriving mail-in ballots that are postmarked on or before Election Day [View all] In It to Win It 7 hrs ago OP

Good Aviation Pro 7 hrs ago #1

WOW... Hate to say it ordinarily, but thank you Amy Coney Barrett hlthe2b 7 hrs ago #2

Amy Barrett has had a couple of ruling which favored The People IMHO--but admit I already forget which ones. riversedge 7 hrs ago #4

Maybe Trump will alienate some more women with a typical nasty comment. Would be a win for us. RoeVWade 6 hrs ago #7

Yes, she has come across as a bit more PatSeg 6 hrs ago #10

Oh, yes, T and A, as I like to call them, will ALWAYS be as extreme as possible. ShazzieB 4 hrs ago #44

I'll be happy with an age or health related retirement PatSeg 3 hrs ago #46

Ketchup will be flying... SheltieLover 7 hrs ago #3

It appears that Amy Coney Barret has become the deciding vote on this Supreme Court. kentuck 7 hrs ago #5

Does this ruling shoot down the proposed SAVE Act... kentuck 6 hrs ago #6

No Sympthsical 6 hrs ago #8

But this is the law until Congress votes to change it? kentuck 6 hrs ago #12

Yes, this is law until Congress passes new law that changes it. In It to Win It 6 hrs ago #16

Congress can still try to change those laws. Ms. Toad 6 hrs ago #13

Yeah, the SAVE Act would absolutely end up in front of the Court Sympthsical 6 hrs ago #19

Would that require homegirl 6 hrs ago #20

Currently the SAVE act is being blocked by the Senate, Ms. Toad 5 hrs ago #26

But what about the post office refusing to mail ballots in states that don't supply dump with the voter lists CurtEastPoint 6 hrs ago #9

I believe this is being challenged PatSeg 6 hrs ago #11

Blocked by Federal Court judge last week. paleotn 6 hrs ago #25

AMAZING! Thanks! CurtEastPoint 5 hrs ago #35

WTF. This should be a fucking no brainer since the vote was cast during an election. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 6 hrs ago #14

Some areas keep the post office open until midnight MichMan 5 hrs ago #30

Wow, a rare SCOTUS decision not in favor of the Murdoch Ministry Of Propaganda! What's next? Initech 6 hrs ago #15

A good ruling MustLoveBeagles 5 hrs ago #37

Well, we got to take whatever wins we can get! Initech 5 hrs ago #38

I'm in agreement MustLoveBeagles 5 hrs ago #40

I'm going to guess they pull nonsense on birthright citizenship EnergizedLib 6 hrs ago #17

State CAN count them or MUST count them? Blumancru 6 hrs ago #18

It depends on state laws MichMan 6 hrs ago #22

Just 'forget' to postmark ones in blue districts... kirby 6 hrs ago #21

Or someone will come up with their own copy of a postmark. MichMan 6 hrs ago #23

But will the post office post mark them? yellowcanine 6 hrs ago #24

Good malaise 5 hrs ago #27

Bottom line MoseShrute 5 hrs ago #28

This jives with contract law - postmark dates a contract bucolic_frolic 5 hrs ago #29

This would have been a no brainer to probably every other Supreme Court. crud 5 hrs ago #31

That 2000 election, popsdenver 5 hrs ago #41

The Extreme Court has the "shadow docket" Soul_of_Wit 5 hrs ago #43

Why would anyone wait until election day to use a mail in ballot? MichMan 5 hrs ago #32

The undersranding used to be because it would be counted and also because things change dramatically (esp in primaries) SSJVegeta 5 hrs ago #34

An actual example usage of "procrastinate" from Merriam-Webster.com Soul_of_Wit 5 hrs ago #39

Barrett has been the most democratic member of the anti-democracy court SSJVegeta 5 hrs ago #33

Barrett just told the GOP how to change federal law Raven123 5 hrs ago #36

Just more evidence to me the Supreme Court must be expanded standingtall 5 hrs ago #42

Scotland ABC123Easy 4 hrs ago #45