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hlthe2b

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3. Of course, but they would not have wasted time prematurely going to SCOTUS

Reply to edhopper (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 26, 2020, 06:08 PM

Jun 2020

DO I believe SCOTUS SHOULD be taking such cases on an emergency basis because of the timelines before the election? Sure. We all do. But that isn't how SCOTUS works.

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Supreme Court Turns Down Request to Allow All Texans to Vote by Mail [View all] mbusby Jun 2020 OP

Should have gone to Court of Appeals first--that's all this is saying. hlthe2b Jun 2020 #1

And if the CoA had ruled for them edhopper Jun 2020 #2

Of course, but they would not have wasted time prematurely going to SCOTUS hlthe2b Jun 2020 #3

They did go to the Court of Appeals LeftInTX Jun 2020 #7

What does being 18 have to do with voting by mail. OneCrazyDiamond Jun 2020 #4

The idea is that people who are of voting age should not be discriminated against thucythucy Jun 2020 #5

That's easy... mbusby Jun 2020 #6

But is that privilege a discrimination? LeftInTX Jun 2020 #9

Thank you. OneCrazyDiamond Jun 2020 #10

I wish the TDP would have made this about Covid 19 and not the 26th Amendment LeftInTX Jun 2020 #8

i JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH 'bOOFOOBOY' got paid or will be for smoking "ass" NotHardly Jun 2020 #11