Trump's USPS takeover opens up 'Pandora's box of mischief': Voting rights advocates

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : " In that scenario, he wrote, Trump would have potential power "to make mail voting -- which was used by tens of millions of voters last year -- more difficult.
48% : "However, if the executive order is upheld by courts -- or if Trump ignores court orders against it -- he would have immense power over mail delivery.
34% : But there's another potential devastating consequence of Trump's planned move to dismantle and privatize the mail, wrote Jacob Knutson for the voting-rights group Democracy Docket: mail-in voting could be disrupted. ALSO READ:'Absolutely unconscionable': Ex-Republican demands Trump removed from office after fight "The move will likely be swiftly challenged as a violation of the Constitution and the Postal Reorganization Act, an almost 55-year-old law that states: 'The exercise of the power of the Postal Service shall be directed by a Board of Governors composed of 11 members,'" wrote Knutson.
21% : Trump has repeatedly said he'd like to end the practice, falsely claiming it allows for widespread fraud.

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