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2na fisherman

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10. Partisan Postal Service?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2026, 06:30 PM

19 hrs ago

What if they flagged all mail-in ballots by those voters on lists as registered Democrats? Trump's lackeys in charge of the Post Office would become the sole arbiters of which ballots are referred for "further investigation." This would easily be done to tip the scales in favor of Republicans. This proposal paves the way for institutionalized voter disenfranchisement with little accountability. I don't think the Postal Service has a legal right to police elections in this manner.

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Postal Service proposes requiring states to provide mail-in ballot voter lists [View all] mahatmakanejeeves 21 hrs ago OP

STFU and deliver the mail Steiner. You don't get to make rules or law. pecosbob 20 hrs ago #1

So, a back-door way for IQ47 to get voter information from the states who've told him to get bent AZJonnie 20 hrs ago #2

Easier to break vote secrecy. They can open "to verify" and know who you voted for. SharonAnn 5 hrs ago #21

UGH................... Lovie777 20 hrs ago #3

The illegal executive order that mandates coordination with SSA is a... pat_k 20 hrs ago #4

He may be both, but his excuse was.... reACTIONary 15 hrs ago #17

Illegal. Period. live love laugh 20 hrs ago #5

No. There is only one reason why this regime wants to do this shit when no one else has tried or even cared to. Karasu 20 hrs ago #6

They know how many are mailed idahoblue 20 hrs ago #7

That would the ENTIRE GOLDEN STATE OF CALIFORNIA usonian 19 hrs ago #8

just everyone over 18 and a citizen Retrograde 16 hrs ago #14

Doesn't this run contrary to its consitutional definition of a postal service, namely providing roads to in2herbs 19 hrs ago #9

Partisan Postal Service? 2na fisherman 19 hrs ago #10

State election officials KT2000 19 hrs ago #11

Each precinct, city, county and state have different ballots, that are all printed and mailed locally FakeNoose 18 hrs ago #12

Why don't we just get chips implanted in our foreheads? littlemissmartypants 17 hrs ago #13

Requiring states to submit lists of mail-in voters is not part of the mission of the USPS. summer_in_TX 16 hrs ago #15

This proposed rule won't be published officially until Monday. So far it doesn't show a docket number. summer_in_TX 16 hrs ago #16

Why? Figarosmom 12 hrs ago #18

A bar code tied to your name? WTF?? Bengus81 6 hrs ago #19

Nothin new Gum Logger 6 hrs ago #20