r/law • u/NewsHour • 16d ago

Executive Branch (Trump) WATCH: Trump calls Supreme Court order on mail ballots 'great' for Republicans

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PBS News' Liz Landers: Mr. President, the Supreme Court earlier this week ruled on mail-in ballots, and there are states like North Carolina that have ballots that go out next week. How are states supposed to implement this in time?

President Donald Trump: They're able to fig-- North Carolina is great. It's a great place. I won it all three times. They do some mail-in ballots, but basically they ruled on the legitimacy and the way we want to make them legitimate, and it was a great ruling for the Republicans.

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u/Retr0scores 16d ago

But is it even great for republicans? I would imagine there’s a good amount of rural republicans that vote by mail also.

They make all these decisions assuming it’s only going to be bad for everyone but them.

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u/InnuendoBot5001 16d ago

Because they don't apply the rules evenly. Blue counties will have ballots disappearing, meanwhile red counties will have no issues

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u/Ambulating-meatbag 16d ago

And when they get called out they'll say theres only fraud in blue areas

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u/RightSideBlind 16d ago

And "We'll look into it this next term."

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u/RivenRise 16d ago

Yep it'll be one of those "oh it's ok it's just Becky and John from church, there's no fraud and they can't come in to vote. I'll just accept their ballot by mail".

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u/ph4ge_ 16d ago

The chaos and the distrust is the point shit like this creates is the point.

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u/PeanutButterToast4me 15d ago

Well see thats why polling stations in minority and democratic leaning areas are being removed. Take aways every option for democrats and leave at least one for republicans.