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Senior Writer @NRO. Reaganite, Catholic, Mets fan, ex-lawyer. Opinions 100% my own, but you can share them. Not the Cardinals broadcaster.

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    1. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 29 Oct 2020

      Dan McLaughlin Retweeted David French

      Democrats' concerted litigation strategy is to get courts to throw out neutral rules written by elected legislatures, in favor of judge-written ad hoc rules, then complain when anybody tries to stop them. The question is whether we have any rules at all, & if so, who makes them.https://twitter.com/DavidAFrench/status/1321807118811516929 …

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      David FrenchVerified account @DavidAFrench
      It is deeply disturbing that -- virtually everywhere -- the concerted litigation strategy of the GOP is to make sure that fewer votes count. The strategy goes far, far beyond any legitimate concern about fraud.
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    2. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 29 Oct 2020
      Replying to @baseballcrank

      Are the rules "neutral" under pandemic conditions? The behavior of both political parties strongly suggests otherwise.

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    3. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 29 Oct 2020
      Replying to @DouthatNYT

      1, as we learned from the Gore recount experience, the parties are not always perfect judges of which rules benefit them. 2, a deadline is a deadline - it's the most neutral kind of rule you can have. The Pennsylvania rule is literally the same as saying "this is Election Day."

      5 replies 12 retweets 85 likes
    4. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 29 Oct 2020
      Replying to @baseballcrank

      Sort of, but deadlines for a *receipt* of a mailed ballot in a period of stress for the postal services create a lot of contingencies that don't obtain with deadlines for *postmarking* a ballot.

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      Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 29 Oct 2020
      Replying to @DouthatNYT

      Even postmarking is not an instantaneous process; it requires action by the local Post Office. No matter what your deadline is, it is a deadline that requires the voter take steps to meet it.

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        2. Steven Willcox‏ @StevenWillcox2 29 Oct 2020
          Replying to @baseballcrank @DouthatNYT

          I'm a republican but that's kinda silly. If someone mails time and gets clogged up that's not their fault. They did their part and because of the virus lot of mail causing issues. Is there a "good" reason to not be nuanced here because of the situation besides "rules are rules?"

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        3. Eric‏ @eric3287 29 Oct 2020
          Replying to @StevenWillcox2 @baseballcrank @DouthatNYT

          It's not a case of "does it make sense to change the rules," it's a case of "who gets to change the rules." Legislatures legislate.

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        2. Louis Ingenthron‏ @LouisIngenthron 29 Oct 2020
          Replying to @baseballcrank @DouthatNYT

          Does postmarking ever take more than 24 hours though? Right now, the USPS is warning that in-state delivery takes more than a week, and they can't currently guarantee any time limits. You're comparing a teacup of uncertainty to an ocean.

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        3. Drew‏ @dstipson 29 Oct 2020
          Replying to @LouisIngenthron @baseballcrank @DouthatNYT

          It's been this way for decades, non-controversial, something Republicans, who generally benefitted from mail-in, more often rigorously defended against bitter Democrats. But now we see that it was insincere, because at the last minute... rules need to change to own the libs.

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        1. Coshoct‏ @Coshoct 29 Oct 2020
          Replying to @baseballcrank @DouthatNYT

          The post office is not a voting station. But that’s going to be the case made in the courts.

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        2. An Onoma‏ @AnOnoma3 29 Oct 2020
          Replying to @baseballcrank @DouthatNYT

          Yes, by putting their ballot in the mail by the last mail pickup time on Election Day. That’s a deadline voters can take clear steps to meet. A deadline that depends on the vagaries delivery processing times of the post office & is therefore out of the voters control isn’t fair.

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        3. Tom Morrissey‏ @tom_steely 29 Oct 2020
          Replying to @AnOnoma3 @baseballcrank @DouthatNYT

          This seems.... highly persuasive

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        2. Rufus T. Firefly, FU (sworn enemy of Rakell)  🥃 🍺‏ @hoggomcswineass 29 Oct 2020
          Replying to @baseballcrank @DouthatNYT

          You mean...*gasp*...be responsible? Like we used to when we had to mail checks to the credit card company and make sure they got them in time?

          1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
        3. James King‏ @James__F__King 30 Oct 2020
          Replying to @hoggomcswineass @baseballcrank @DouthatNYT

          You were always taking a risk your payment wouldn't get there in time, and invariably I'm sure that some people who were responsible about it still had their payment lost or delayed in the mail. Also, credit card payments generally have grace periods, so bad example all around.

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