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The Simplest Way for the Supreme Court to Rule in the USPS Mail Ballots Case

Two weeks ago, in Trump v. California, the Supreme Court held that a suit brought by several states to…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Democracy #Elections #Federalism #litigation #RuleofLaw #UnitedStates #Us #us-postal-service #USA
https://www.newsbeep.com/724741/

For a THIRD time a federal Judge blocks #Trump #MailBallot rules

The ruling arrived before #SCOTUS could decide whether to intervene but is certain to set off yet another round of appeals.

#law #USPS #ElectionInterference #VotingRights #Constitution #Congress #states #Federalism #ElectionLaw #midterms #elections #USpol #Republicans #WhiteSupremacy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/us/politics/judge-blocks-trump-mail-ballots.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-lA.A-R9.sAMVAiZs_Jl1&smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Trump asked #SCOTUS Thursday to give the #USPS sweeping power to withhold delivery of #MailBallots, setting up an extraordinary showdown over #voting at the high court less than 2 months before the November #midterms.

#law #ActivistCourt #ElectionInterference #VotingRights #Constitution #Congress #states #Federalism #ElectionLaw #elections #USpol #Republicans #WhiteSupremacy
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/03/politics/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-ok-sweeping-changes-for-mail-ballots

RE: https://mstdn.ca/@Paulatics/117198554325285787

“On October 19 you may be overwhelmed at the polling station by the bundle of 10 colourful ballots. You may decide the vote on separation is the only one that matters. But Albertans of goodwill need to step up and let the UCP government know what we think of all of their spiteful, specious referendum questions. It’s simple. Vote no to the nine. Reject this small-minded, cowardly vision of an Alberta that slams its door in the face of the future.”

Read the whole piece, especially if you’re unsure about what’s going on in Alberta under Trump-favour-seeker Danielle Smith.

I hope enough Albertans are smarter and less racist than Smith believes and hopes. Come on, Alberta, slam the door on Smith and this referendum.

#Canada #Alberta #Canadians #Federalism

#Trump admin appeals latest ruling blocking his #MailVoting order from taking effect

The Trump admin is appealing a judge’s ruling that blocked limitations on mail voting before the midterm #elections, the latest twist in a court fight unfolding days before the first #states begin sending out #MailBallots.

#law #SCOTUS #ActivistCourt #VotingRights #Constitution #Congress #Federalism #ElectionLaw #midterms #elections #USpol #Republicans #WhiteSupremacy
https://apnews.com/article/trump-voting-mail-ballots-midterms-executive-order-8ef4a669a50f3406481ffb8387ccad3c?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension

Judge again blocks #Trump #MailBallot executive order in ruling that’s likely to be swiftly appealed

#law #judiciary #SCOTUS #Constitution #states #federalism #ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference #VotingRights #midterms #elections #VoterSuppression #BigLie #ConspiracyTheories #WhiteSupremacy #coup #SeditiousConspiracy #USpol
https://apnews.com/article/trump-voting-mail-ballots-democrats-lawsuits-15cf1ec7dcdb8211bf6b624b75a7f4ab?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension

#SCOTUS majority found the Democratic lawsuit was premature, but that was before the #Trump admin issued a rule governing #USPS delivery of #MailBallots. #Election officials warn it will be impossible to implement in the days before the first wave of mail ballots are sent out next week.

#law #Constitution #states #federalism #ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference #VotingRights #elections #VoterSuppression #BigLie #ConspiracyTheories #Republicans #WhiteSupremacy #coup #SeditiousConspiracy #USpol

Democratic #states file new lawsuit seeking to block #Trump order limiting #MailVoting in #midterms

The action, filed by about two dozen states against the #USPS, marked a new phase in the high-stakes litigation just 2 days after #SCOTUS ruled against them in a separate case, but did not say Trump’s order was #legal [jackasses].

#law #Constitution #states #federalism #ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference #elections #VoterSuppression #BigLie #WhiteSupremacy #coup #USpol
https://apnews.com/article/trump-voting-mail-ballots-midterms-executive-order-7ed54dda90705ff169d0a022f6a1dde9?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension

In the rule, the #USPS said that it would deliver #MailBallots ONLY in #states that shared voter data with the federal agency.

Before the USPS accepts ballots into its system, the agency would review every envelope for “compliance” with the new [illegal] standards, including by checking that the recipient was enrolled with the USPS to receive a mail ballot.

#Trump #ConspiracyTheories #law #judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #States #Federalism #ElectionInterference #rigged #midterms #elections

#USPS Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict #MailBallots

The plan complies with #Trump’s [illegal] executive order to restrict #MailVoting, which was blocked by federal #courts & is under review at #SCOTUS.

#law #judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #States #Federalism #ElectionInterference #rigged #midterms #elections
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/us/politics/postal-service-rule-restrict-mail-ballots.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7VA.-q2R.2tvcYp6Jfwmf&smid=nytcore-ios-share

#USPS Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict #MailBallots

The plan complies with #Trump’s executive order to restrict #MailVoting, which was blocked by federal #courts & is under review at #SCOTUS.

#law #judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #States #Federalism #ElectionInterference #rigged #midterms #elections
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/us/politics/postal-service-rule-restrict-mail-ballots.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7VA.-q2R.2tvcYp6Jfwmf&smid=nytcore-ios-share

"On some level, I believe the question how can others make their own is a lot better. In her lectures, Jacobs points to federalism as a potential solution – at least when it comes to governments. But could equally apply to other forms of organizations.

We do not need to create large structures that just run the risk of becoming yet another single-point-of-failure and at the same time require approaches to decenter community. We do not need another centralized Twitter but in open source that fails at moderation as a result. We do not need the GitHub replacement with all its problems, even if, like Codeberg, it would be democratically governed by a member-run organisation. Just like we do not need an alternative AWS US-East-1 that takes down the whole internet when it goes down.

Instead, what we might want is many, ‘reasonably’-sized alternatives that can interact, exchange and cross-communicate. Jacobs did not think about ‘federation’ on a technical protocol level, but I think the Fediverse – with all its problems – shows that there is a real opportunity. And the folks working on making federated code forges work might just pull the same thing off for that domain.

This is all not to say that there never can be situations where ‘scaling up’ isn’t possible or maybe even the right call. But, instead of making how do we scale the knee-jerk reaction, we need to start earlier."

https://tzovar.as/scaling-up-and-on-being-the-right-size/

#Decentralization #Federalism #Fediverse #OpenSource #FLOSS

Independence from Canada could cost Albertans a lot more than it saves them
#Indigenous #Alberta #Canada #IndigenousRights #Politics #Taxes #AlbertaIndependence #Economy #AlbertaSeparation #CanadianPolitis #Economics #Federalism #Pensions
#Referendum
https://the-14.com/independence-from-canada-could-cost-albertans-a-lot-more-than-it-saves-them/

#Federalism works best when it connects strengths, identifying the things local gov’ts good at and those that states can do best, and putting them into partnerships. Here’s an opportunity: ways of financing #infrastructure that make state gov’ts and localities partners and not rivals or supplicants. https://www.governing.com/infrastructure/states-are-reinventing-how-they-finance-infrastructure #localgov

État rousseauiste vs fédération proudhonienne : deux ontologies du politique

Rousseau et Proudhon partent d’un même rejet de l’ordre politique existant, mais divergent sur tout le reste : souveraineté, contrat, économie, corps intermédiaires. Une fracture structurante entre unité jacobine et pluralité fédérative. #PoliticalTheory #Rousseau #Proudhon #Anarchism #Federalism #CriticalTheory #Philosophy #Sociology La confrontation entre Rousseau et Proudhon ne relève pas…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/07/10/etat-rousseauiste-vs-federation-proudhonienne-deux-ontologies-du-politique/

Alberta Decides: Inside Canadians' views on Alberta's outside ambitions
#Alberta #Canada #Politics #AlbertaDecides #Energy #Economy #AlbertaPolitics #Confederation #Federalism
#NationalUnity #Quebec #Ontario #OilAndGas #Referendum
https://the-14.com/alberta-decides-inside-canadians-views-on-albertas-outside-ambitions/

@felhasznalo @styghu csak nem akarjuk észrevenni, hogy ha nem fogunk össze szorosabban, akkor ez a szumma szám semmit sem jelent. A nemzetek mostani laza összefogása pont arra elég, hogy ilyen összegeket kiszámolgassunk, miközben úgy dédelgetjük a nemzeti függetlenségeinket, mintha azzal elérnénk valamit.

#eu #federalism

State-Federal Tensions Escalate Amid Federal Overreach Concerns

📰 Original title: America’s 'stress test' forces states to rethink future as US reaches 'breaking point'

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/state-federal-tensions-escalate-amid-federal-overreach-concerns.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#politics #federalism #staterights

Communiser le surplus, séparer l’investissement : pour un fédéralisme post-croissance

Et si le vrai enjeu n’était pas seulement de redistribuer le surplus, mais de le communiser sans le réinjecter dans la croissance ? Banque populaire, communes, dépense bataillienne, justice transformative : une hypothèse post-croissance à prendre au sérieux. #degrowth #commons #Proudhon #Bataille #federalism Le point de départ est simple : dans une société productiviste, il y a…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/06/26/communiser-le-surplus-separer-linvestissement-pour-un-federalisme-post-croissance/

Multi-phase strategy aimed at reshaping #Somalia's political & expanding central authority is fueling debate across #HornOfAfrica. The allegations raise questions about #Federalism, regional stability, foreign influence, #RedSeaSecurity & the future balance of power involving #Somaliland, #Puntland, #Jubaland, #Ethiopia, #Kenya, #Turkey, #Qatar & #Egypt. #Geopolitics #RegionalSecurity #EastAfrica

https://saxafimedia.com/strategic-plan-reshape-somalia-horn-underway/

"This threat to states’ sovereignty is vastly greater than those addressed in the Court’s prior federalism jurisprudence.  And a willful President can do far more harm to a state’s finances than a federal court hearing challenge to a state agency’s violation of federal law."
#Trump #spendingpower #federalism #executivepower

Power of the Purse V: How Transformations at the National Level Threaten Federalism https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/06/power-of-purse-v-how-transformations-at.html

Oh hell no. Our sovereignty, our country, our dialogue. We don't need clickfarms in South Asia stirring up trouble here. Tell Zuck and the trolls to GTFO:

Facebook is paying people overseas promoting Alberta separatism

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/facebook-overseas-alberta-separtism-9.7223966

#canpol #canada #alberta #separatism #influenceoperation #albertaseparatism #foreigninterference #canpoli #canadian #sovereignty #foreigninterference #federalism #TreatyRights #indigenoussovereignty

Europeans, do climb out of your caves and make a plan !

https://video.infosec.exchange/w/rTQYZNQ3ZCssXFiF32dQbN

'I love this country: Alberta NDP, other national groups launch efforts to keep province in Canada
#Alberta #Canada #NaheedNenshi #Politics #Referendum #Separation #Federalism #NDP #Elections #Constitution #DanielleSmith #Vote #WesternCanada #Unity
https://the-14.com/i-love-this-country-alberta-ndp-other-national-groups-launch-efforts-to-keep-province-in-canada/

À propos de #fédéralisme #UE, pour en savoir plus sur @[email protected] et le candidat à sa co-présidence : “The ideology of the middle is to be free of ideologies” 🤔 Aussi découverte du mouvement "Together for Europe" (absent de Bluesky) : togetherforeurope.com #EU #Federalism #Reform

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:awlxjfmhnbp3xlkegumj5nkk/post/3mmjtcteqbs2h

We shall create the European F...

Ottawa–Alberta talks on a $130/tonne carbon price show something else: the federation still works. Even on divisive energy policy, provinces negotiate outcomes within a national framework. That undercuts separation narratives since Canada’s strength is working together, not walking away. https://buff.ly/nlYglKR

#CanadianUnity
#CDNPoli
#Federalism
#CarbonPricing
#Alberta

United they fall. How Alberta got to voting on independence, and how Canada's government can prevent the country from fracturing:

https://reason.com/2026/05/07/why-oil-rich-alberta-may-secede-from-canada/

#Alberta #Canada #cultureWar #economics #federalism #geopolitics #oil #secession

Opaque immigration screening threatens Canada’s global talent strategy
#Canada #Immigration #NationalSecurity #Talent #Economy #WorkPermits #Students #Backlogs #Delays #Transparency #Accountability #Jobs #GlobalTalent #Bureaucracy #Labour #Federalism
https://the-14.com/opaque-immigration-screening-threatens-canadas-global-talent-strategy/