The Supreme Court is weighing the RNC’s argument that accepting mail-in ballots after an election does not align with statutes establishing federal election days. But if you read coverage from the propaganda press, you’d think the justices are on the verge of plunging the country into anarchy rather than deciding whether to restore the uniformity set by Congress.
The high court was hearing arguments in Watson v. RNC, which is a challenge to a Mississippi law that permits mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be accepted up to five days after an election. The law was previously found to be unlawful by the 5th Circuit. The Federalist’s Shawn Fleetwood pointed out that several justices had tough questions for Mississippi’s defense counsel, with Justice Samuel Alito aptly pointing out that America does not “have Election Day anymore,” but rather “election month or… election months.”
