It appears that Democrats — for the moment — have swung Georgia in their favor after election officials ruled that President-elect Joe Biden won the Peach State, in addition to the recent Senate wins by liberal candidates.
But they’re not taking Texas.
The Supreme Court just made a major step in preserving Republican control in the Lone Star State.
The justices on the highest court in the land struck down a Democratic charge to force mail-in voting on all Texas residents.
Gov. Greg Abbott shared the good news on Twitter:
The Supreme Court rejected a Democratic bid to force universal vote-by-mail in Texas, leaving intact a state law.
We won’t compromise election integrity in Texas with voting schemes that are subject to fraud.
We will protect elections in Texas. https://t.co/fGKA0cYWjM
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 13, 2021
“We will protect elections in Texas,” he wrote.
According to Texas law, only residents more than the age of 65 are eligible to vote by mail.
Democrats had tried to change the rule by sueing the Republican state, arguing that it was in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s 26th Amendment — or in other words, a voter “shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of age.”
The Supreme Court decision affirms a previous lower court ruling in Texas, which also ruled that the existing voter law in Texas was not a deterrent from residents of the state voting. Voting by mail has of course become a contentious, hyper partisan topic amid the pandemic, which launched a nasty political fight over claims of voter fraud.
The Horn editorial team