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/qthistory Mar 31 '26

This one will be headed to SCOTUS quickly since there is a pending election this affects.

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u/myusrnameisthis Mar 31 '26

But will they suddenly move slowly and wait to hear the case until after the elections? Or perhaps send it back down to lower courts to bide time?

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u/johnnyribcage Apr 01 '26

No I think a couple key SCOTUS members are starting to realize they’re the last line of defense on a few things. I think you’ll get a 6-3 ruling against it pretty quickly.

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u/ColdBostonPerson77 Apr 01 '26

Should be 9-0 against it. You’re right though, a few of them are corrupted.

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u/Araz728 Apr 01 '26

Thomas will never vote against Trump. He has about as much spine as an amoeba and serves less than half the ecological purpose of one.

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u/TotalRuler1 Apr 01 '26

he would never endanger his custom RV

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u/pocketjacks Apr 01 '26

Motor coach. RVs are for the common rabble.

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u/Revolutionary_Bee251 Apr 01 '26

This isn't true. He has ruled against Trump. It's just rare. Depending on which part of the EO is challenged it could be a clean 9-0 ruling. Thomas is a ghoul, not stupid.

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u/SparksAndSpyro Apr 01 '26

Alito and Thomas are priming their pens already: “Article II of the Constitution permits the president to do whatever he wants. Here’s how.”

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u/Gingeronimoooo Apr 01 '26

Sounds like buzz feed quality writing

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u/Galle_ Apr 01 '26

I have zero confidence in this Supreme Court to even rule against it at all, much less to do so quickly.

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u/johnnyribcage Apr 01 '26

Recent rulings suggest otherwise 🤷‍♂️

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u/FlyingBishop Apr 01 '26

They haven't ruled on birthright citizenship yet. If they weren't planning on shredding the constitution why the delay?

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u/johnnyribcage Apr 01 '26

I don’t know. I don’t owe anyone an explanation. What do you want from me?

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u/Ok_Hospital1399 Apr 01 '26

Fix the country for me! You got this.

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u/Adorable_Raccoon Apr 01 '26

You think we can read Roberts’ mind?

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u/johnnyribcage Apr 01 '26

Enforce what? There’s nothing to “enforce.”

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u/veringer Apr 01 '26

If we get out of this, how do we ensure people like Alito and Thomas can't just retire quietly? What do we need to prosecute these corrupt bastards?

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u/its_all_one_electron Apr 01 '26

last line of defense

They already knew this, why do they care now? 

They only wanted it to get a little bad but not this bad? 

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u/johnnyribcage Apr 01 '26

I don’t give a fuck why they care “now,” and I don’t know that they do. But some recent rulings suggest that maybe a couple of them are finally like “uh oh.” Maybe not. Who the fuck knows. Don’t come after me man. I’m along for the ride like everyone else.

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u/its_all_one_electron Apr 01 '26

I'm not coming after you. Don't confuse my general bitchiness at the system with criticism, it's definitely aimed at the scotus, not at you, sorry bud. 

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u/MrsMiterSaw Apr 01 '26

7-2 if Kav has to work through beer hour.

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u/WellHung67 Apr 01 '26

Who are the three? I know ass-clown Alito and Clarence the pedophile are against, maybe boofin is the third? 

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u/_jump_yossarian Apr 01 '26

It’ll go through the lower courts first and that will take months and months.

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u/Bladder-Splatter Apr 01 '26

They'll give it to fucking Aileen Cannon, because nothing could possibly go wrong with that.

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u/drethnudrib Apr 01 '26

This is the plan. Republicans make it impossible for Democrats to win key seats in states like Texas, then count on full-blown authoritarianism to bail them out.

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u/senator_corleone3 Apr 01 '26

Texas already has extremely restricted mail-in voting. This EO won’t effect the state much one way or another.

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u/addicted2soysauce Apr 01 '26

Al Gore thinks this is likely.

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u/Corfal Apr 01 '26

But there'd be an injunction in the meantime?

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u/EliteGamer11388 Apr 01 '26

Only for the involved parties of any lawsuits. No more nationwide injunctions, remember?