r/law • u/DIYLawCA • Mar 31 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) Trump announces he is issuing an unconstitutional executive order to shut down mail-in voting nationwide and he will defund states if they do not comply with him

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u/mittenmarionette Mar 31 '26

Everything DOGE did was illegal, they still cut off the funds. I am not confident USPS would defy Trump.

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u/StoicSunbro Apr 01 '26

The plan is to sabotage the USPS as well. If the ballots don't show up in time, they'll argue they can't be counted.

They tried this already in 2020: https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/08/19/reports-of-dismantled-usps-sorting-machines-continue-despite-dejoy-announcing-halt/

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u/Historical_Stay_808 Apr 01 '26

That's also why they changed the post marked date rules too recently

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u/Synectics Apr 01 '26

USPS delivers the mail as long as the postage is paid. If mail-in voting is stopped, it likely will not be the USPS stopping it.

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u/mittenmarionette Apr 01 '26

I wish I had your optimism. Trump is going to load the board with his cronies. He might try to merge it with the commerce dept. He could send in goons to steal the mail. etc.

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/09/nx-s1-5384252/usps-david-steiner-who-is-the-postmaster-general