RE: Kavanaugh was the only Justice to provide commentary for the decision. Why? Was Kavanaugh making excuses?
All I am reading from the mainstream press are these:
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a Trump appointee, said reinstating the restriction is appropriate because it is supported by state election officials and could help avoid disruption that may accompany the lifting of the witness requirement just weeks away from the vote.
“For many years, this Court has repeatedly emphasized that federal courts ordinarily should not alter state election rules in the period close to an election,” Kavanaugh wrote.
Yes, those are good comments from Kavanaugh but what’s not reported is that Kavanaugh apparently ALSO ruled that mail-in ballots already received since July within two days of this SCOTUS ruling, that those ballots will be considered as valid.
So there are two stories here. The good news story is reported here. The bad news story is kept in the background.
It can be caricatured as SCOTUS telling SC Dems “No No No Johnny, no more cheating from now on but that cheating you did before? We’ll let it go this time but don’t do it again.”
The core question is, are the unverified ballots already delivered, are they of enough numbers to tip the election? What about Lindsay Graham? As much as conservatives hold their noses for this fella, will the unverified mail-in ballots already received be enough to take him out of the Senate?