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The president of the United States issued regulations that would have had far-reaching consequences for the American postal system. His opponents saw it as a politically motivated attack on the post office, and now they were right in court.
A group of postal workers protested Trump’s regulations on changes in the operations of the US postal service.
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The Supreme Court, the highest court, approved a 14-state lawsuit.
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Donald Trump has repeatedly voiced his negative views on mail-in votes in the media and on Twitter.
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A US federal court is temporarily halting operational changes ordered in July at the US post office after several states warned of negative effects on the presidential election. District Judge Stanley Bastian issued a corresponding court order Thursday in Yakima in the case, which is directed against President Donald Trump, Postmaster Louis DeJoy and the Federal Post Office itself.
The 14 complainant states have shown that the defendants are “implicated in a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the postal service.” They also claimed that “this attack on the post office” will likely “irreparably damage” the ability of states to hold the November elections. In fact, there has already been damage: “Mail delivery will slow down, which will probably also slow down ballot delivery.”
Trump skeptical of vote by mail
In particular, the states opposed new regulations issued in July, according to which Postbuses always have to start their runs at certain times, regardless of whether they are already loaded. They also demanded that all postal mail be treated as first-class mail and that the recalled letter sorting machines, which are necessary for timely mail delivery, be replaced. Judge Bastian said his injunction will basically address state requests.
Voting by mail is of particular importance in the United States this year. Significantly more voters than usual are expected to use this medium to avoid a possible coronavirus infection in front of or at polling stations. However, Trump has repeatedly warned that the election outcome could be affected by vote-by-mail. It did not provide any proof of this. Experts say otherwise. Recent municipal and local elections have shown that Democratic supporters are proportionally much more likely to use the vote by mail than those who vote for Trump’s Republican Party.
