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Emergency Episode: RNC v. DNC

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The Injunction Violates a Principle Established in the 2006 Case Purcell v. Gonzalez

Ryan: The principle is that ordinarily lower courts should not alter election rules near an election which inherently means a court might be able to in extraordinary circumstances. There are literally people who've requested and not yet received absentee ballots in Wisconsin. Ryan: It's just a fucking stupid principle they borrow out of a case from 15 years ago and act like this is like this is the will of God. If a global pandemic doesn't qualify as extraordinary circumstances for these purposes then nothing does.

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