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A Betrayal of Our Constitution

A Betrayal of Our Constitution

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September 1, 2026

The US Supreme Court allowed Trump to continue to build his
ballroom, Chief Justice Roberts wrote that the project is likely
unlawful, but the project will likely be completed before that
question is resolved, Trump’s behavior is a logical outcome of
the theory of the “unitary executive,” In 2024, the Supreme Court
overturned the commitment to the idea that no one is above the
law, Trump is convinced that he can do whatever he wishes,
including rigging elections so that he cannot lose, The US Postal
Service is putting in place a new system for handling federal
election ballot mail, in a hasty, chaotic, and flawed process, A
whistleblower says that the administration has hidden the
likelihood that there will be major disruptions in getting
ballots delivered to voters, Work on this system has continued
despite an injunction from a federal court ordering it to stop,
The USPS has never played a gatekeeping function and Sen Richard
Blumenthal called on the Postmaster General to abandon the plan
and ensure that all Americans can vote without interference by
the USPS, He told reporters that it appears the system is
designed to disenfranchise millions of Americans, And Trump seems
largely unaware of what is going on in his administration.

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