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Temporary suspension of acceptance of mail to the United States

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346 points Kye | 4 comments | 25 Aug 25 17:41 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source
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CalRobert ◴[25 Aug 25 18:04 UTC] No.45016817[source]▶
You can still send letters- this is a big deal but it’s not -quite- as bad as I first thought since my ballot is mailed in from abroad…
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jleyank ◴[25 Aug 25 18:06 UTC] No.45016853[source]▶
Remember, he’s ending mail-in ballots…
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westernmostcoy ◴[25 Aug 25 18:09 UTC] No.45016901[source]▶
That's not within his power to do.
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actionfromafar ◴[25 Aug 25 18:09 UTC] No.45016916[source]▶
Neither was tariffs
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dangus ◴[25 Aug 25 18:27 UTC] No.45017174[source]▶
Untrue, Congress gave that power over to the executive branch.
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1. tines ◴[25 Aug 25 19:07 UTC] No.45017692[source]▶
By what legislation?
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2. mikestew ◴[25 Aug 25 20:04 UTC] No.45018329[source]▶
Wrong question, it was by inaction and not doing their jobs.
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3. tines ◴[25 Aug 25 20:08 UTC] No.45018388[source]▶
That's my point, they didn't give the power to the presidency. The presidency is arrogating power to itself without regard for legality.
4. dangus ◴[26 Aug 25 21:54 UTC] No.45032818[source]▶
19 U.S.C. § 1862, 19 U.S.C. §§ 2251–55, 19 U.S.C. §§ 2411–20, 19 U.S.C. § 2132, 19 U.S.C. § 1338, and 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701–10

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48435