I  find it disturbing how far individual officials are willing to stretch legal authority. The cynic in me says “This is part of “MAGA mission creep” for a third term. But the crux of it will be where the situation becomes less about grand schemes and more about how systems behave under pressure. So I think the courts will hold solid.

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Does that mean the seizure is unconstitutional, even if the warrant is valid?

I’m still learning on the fly. My newest question is about how or whether or not it’s even possible to fight this, and federal actions like seizing ballots or voter rolls/databases from states. Marc Elias would be the expert here. In fact,…[Read more]

To the best of my (limited) knowledge, the “probable cause” claim is bogus. Does that mean the seizure is unconstitutional, even if the warrant is valid?

500k ballots seized in California by a sheriff running for office.