"...deeply troubled by the electorate’s systemic refusal to do the work," an administration liaison argued on Tuesday. The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to restrict mail-in voting to force a national exposure therapy exercise. Officials claim dropping a ballot in a mailbox is a trauma response designed to bypass authentic civic vulnerability.
As The Guardian reports, the White House wants to block mail-in ballots before the November midterms. This challenges Judge Indira Talwani’s recent ruling, which protected the postal service from enforcing a healthy boundary. Six new legal briefs argue that mail carriers are actively shielding citizens from the somatic experience of democracy.
We noted previously that the postal system enables voters to avoid interpersonal conflict. Now, the state wants to push Americans out of their comfort zones. You cannot heal a fractured republic through a drop-box. Citizens must hold space for one another in a poorly ventilated school gymnasium.
We are merely asking the court to mandate communal processing.
Voters who request an absentee ballot will instead receive six hours of mandatory group dialogue to unpack their fear of standing in line. Those who still refuse to vote in person must write a letter to their polling place forgiving it for being inaccessible.
