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Three Supreme Court Justices Just Showed They’re Willing to Throw Out Mail-In Ballots
Over and over again, Trump has
said that he wants federal courts to nullify mail-in ballots, which he (
falsely) describes as “a disaster.” On Monday, Thomas, Gorsuch, and Alito sought to invalidate tens of thousands of ballots that, on the whole, probably favor Democrats. It is comforting that neither Kavanaugh nor Chief Justice John Roberts joined them. But if Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed before Nov. 3, she may join this far-right bloc,
as she was hand-picked to do. At that point, either Kavanaugh or Roberts could cross over for a 2020 reprise of
Bush v. Gore, but this time throwing out far more votes after the fact. It’s not yet time to panic. But it should not instill confidence that multiple justices are already willing to sabotage the election.
But considering the court’s current composition, that decision was probably the best-case scenario. What’s frightening is how close the court came to triggering an
election meltdown.
Three conservative justices wouldn’t have just reinstated the witness signature rule but allowed South Carolina to apply it retroactively, nullifying tens of thousands of ballots already cast. Donald Trump has repeatedly said that he wants the Supreme Court to throw out mail-in ballots, which could overturn election results. It appears that three justices are ready to do just that.