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thucythucy

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2. Normally I might agree
Tue Oct 27, 2020, 07:57 PM
Oct 2020

except we now have a political hack as Postmaster General with the obvious intention of delaying the delivery of mail in ballots for as long as possible.

This means ballots are late getting to people, and then late getting into the appropriate office to be counted.

This is invidious discrimination against people for whom a mail-in ballot is their only option. It's all fine and well to say "If you are not sure your ballot will arrive in time, drop it off in person" but if you don't drive and live in an area without mass transit, or have a significant disability that limits your mobility, or are immune compromised, the option of "simply" dropping off your ballot isn't so simple.

Not to mention, the GOP is now busy doing everything they can to limit access to drop-boxes.

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