Supreme Court Allows 3-Day Extension To Count PA Mail Ballots | The Last Word | MSNBC

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) joins Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the Supreme Court’s rejection of GOP efforts to suppress mail ballots in Pennsylvania. She says while this is a temporary victory, it highlights the importance of the Supreme Court having “a much more balanced composition than it currently is heading towards.” Aired on 10/21/2020.
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Supreme Court Allows 3-Day Extension To Count PA Mail Ballots | The Last Word | MSNBC

53 comments

    1. @Beatrice Asarte : Good one Beatrice. There are none so blind as those that refuse to see what is plain & evident.

  1. Democrats absolutely must win the Presidency and the Senate.
    Trump and Republican senators are corrupt to the bone

    1. democrats NEED a trifecta and then sum. presidency, senate, and house + majority democrats in scotus. 🗽🤞🇺🇸🌊

    2. @bryanatwku You mean the laptop that may or may not be Hunter’s? The one taken to a computer repair shop 2,700 miles from where Hunter lives. The one given to an owner who’s eyes are so bad he could not identify who gave it to him. The one that had information that is exactly what Guliani said he found in the Ukrainian after meeting with a contact who was been sanctioned by the Trump Treasury Department for engaging in a disinformation campaign designed to influence the 2020 US Presidential election and who was identified as a “malign actor” by US intelligence. That laptop?

    3. @Flabby Bum Just a few words the Europeans, UK, IMF all wanted the corrupt official gone along with the USA. Get the facts right.

    4. @Brenda Heeligan Not true. As in the US, the political class in Europe do tend to dislike Trump. But many ordinary people like and respect him.

  2. It’s not over. Go out and vote! If you feel scared to vote in-person, just wear a red t-shirt and vote blue.

    1. @Karl Foster, haven’t you been listening to our leaders for the last three months? We should all vote by mail to avoid spreading the virus.

    2. @Soum Bhaery, who is saying that? Pelosi has been saying voting by mail is the safest and most secure way of voting.

  3. VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE

  4. When it comes down to the mail in ballots they should be counted early and written down by the date it comes in, so this way there’s a clear winner.

    1. Right. Why can’t the ballots be counted as they arrive? But the problem would be with a huge number of ballots that will arrive after the election day while they may be posted before or on the election day (by 8 pm cut off time in PA). Trump ordered post offices to remove many sorting facilities, and many post office location are closed. Many drop mail boxes were removed as well. Basically, there would be much less capacity to sort mail in ballots in time. He did everything possible to prevent people to vote by mail as soon as he knew it would be an option for all.

    2. @Alena E.V. If the ballots are counted as they arrive, the results will inevitably leak out to the public because there are a number of people working in the poll stations. This can easily influence the election because voters will be more likely to vote if they know the party they identify with is losing.

  5. I voted by mail in PA when I was in the military and as long as it was post marked by Election Day you were good. Why would anyone want to not count someone’s vote post marked by Election Day?

    1. I’ve heard that Military always vote for Republicans, as if automatically (do you agree?), and the number of votes prior to this year were so small, they barely change anything. This year, most people who want to vote by mail will not vote for Trump, according to poles, and therefore, Trump is afraid to loose, and he can’t be a looser LOL.

  6. Don’t be fooled. Trump is prepping his toadies in the Supreme Court to gift him the Presidency when he loses

    1. @neun malelf exalcty. People forget that the justices are there for life so even if trump is gone, they are still there
      So lowkey I think they dont care about trump. Their job is secure

    2. @Karl Foster 👀 Jup, you got me! But don’t tell my programmer, I have 3 young subprograms and need this gig…😁

  7. This Nation needs every state to offer early voting! All challenges to ballots should have to inform the voter of the challenge and give time for response! Election Day should be a holiday!

  8. The supreme Court didn’t allow anything. When there is a tie the lower court ruling stands. So it’s the pennsylvania court that allowed it. Frigging media morons.

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