That Wasn’t So Hard

Politico:

A federal judge in Massachusetts barred the Postal Service on Thursday from restricting the delivery of mail-in ballots to states that don’t hand over a list of eligible voters, rebuffing President Donald Trump’s efforts to crack down on a voting method he has long targeted.

The agency, charged with delivering parcels to every address in the nation, neither possesses the constitutional authority to administer elections — a responsibility delegated to the states — nor has it been granted power by Congress to create binding regulations on voting by mail, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani stated in the decision.

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Talwani’s decision also blocks another part of the executive order directing the federal government to compile a list of American citizens residing in states.

The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment and the Department of Justice declined to comment, but the Trump administration will likely challenge the ruling.

Talwani — an Obama appointee — furthermore ruled that the executive order’s timing made it impossible for the Postal Service to propose the rule through the proper bureaucratic channels, providing “no allowance for Congress’ mandated procedure regarding USPS rulemaking.”

I really don’t understand what authority USPS thinks they have, here.