Delivery delays during an election can’t be unlawful, because the Constitution doesn’t guarantee states any particular level of service when it comes to mail-in ballots, the U.S. Postal Service told a federal judge.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and President Donald Trump are seeking dismissal of a lawsuit brought by New York and other states that claim disruptive changes at the USPS over the summer are violating the Elections Clause of the Constitution by putting election mail at risk.
The Justice Department argued in a court filing Tuesday in Washington that the clause can’t restrict government agencies from carrying out operational changes or other activity that “may have an incidental impact” on voting.
The states’ theory “assumes that because the plaintiff states crafted their election laws with the expectation that USPS will provide a certain level of service, they now have a constitutional right to expect that level of service,” the U.S. said. The clause “does not shield states from any and all external circumstances that may impact state elections.”
The changes, including the dismantling of hundreds of high-speed mail-sorting machines and cuts to overtime and late delivery trips, triggered several lawsuits and nationwide injunctions against the USPS.
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So delivery of election mail isn’t a constitutional right? What about legislation passed by congress that states” delaying mail violates 18 title code section 1703 and violators will be fined not more than five years in prison. If Congress didn’t want that law enforced then why was that law passed? The Supreme Court never has a problem giving gun huggers everything they desire. The Supreme Court thinks the 15 th Amendment should be ignored while the 2nd Amendment should be protected. In a ” Democracy ” you shouldn’t vote while the same citizens can’t own enough guns. The Supreme Court is just like our leader, a joke!