Hansi Lo Wang

And so there are some other states with this universal vote-by-mail that might want to line up with their own lawsuits.

And the main legal argument in the lawsuits filed so far is that Trump is overstepping his authority by issuing an order that would basically create new rules for voting by mail in federal elections.

The Constitution gives the power for making those rules

to state legislatures and Congress.

And if you're looking for a specific citation, you know, Article 1, Section 4, the times, places, and manner of holding elections for senators and representatives shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof.

I can go on.

But this is clearly in the Constitution, and that's making up the main legal argument you see in these lawsuits.

Another interesting legal claim is

is that Trump does not have the power to direct the Postal Service to make rules about who is allowed to receive mail imbalance.

You know, the lawsuits are arguing those kinds of rules would overstep the Postal Service's power.

Congress set up USPS to be an independent federal agency that delivers mail to basically the entire population of the United States.

Well, that Save America Act Miles was just talking about, it's stuck in the Senate.

You know, this is a bill that would require voters to show a photo ID when casting a ballot in federal elections.

It would set up this new citizenship verification system for voters when registering to vote, showing a document proving their citizenship.

The House has passed a version of this bill.

That was back in February.

But the Senate has not held a final vote on whether to pass it yet.

And Congress is on spring break right now until mid-April.

So it's unclear what the path is forward right now.

But the bottom line, politically speaking, is that Democrats in the Senate are against this bill and there are some Republicans also oppose it.