00:00The president issued an executive order in March, and what he's envisioning is a system where the Postal Service would
00:07run every mail ballot through a database that Homeland Security creates, and if it's not on the list, they won't
00:13deliver that piece of mail.
00:14The problem, from our standpoint, is that's kind of a black box, and we don't know what's in the box,
00:19how they got in the box, what the methodology is, and people make mistakes.
00:24And so, not to mention the fact that the Constitution's pretty clear. States are in charge of the time, place,
00:30and manner of elections. Congress can pass a law on that stuff, but the Constitution says nothing about a president,
00:36this one or anyone, just sort of waving a magic wand and issuing executive orders and trying to take over
00:41stuff in the election space.
00:42So, we're confident, we meaning the 25 states now, I think, that have joined together, that ultimately will carry the
00:48day, but I just want Minnesotans to know that for now, nothing has changed. Not a thing.
00:54All these rulings you're ruling about don't affect us at this point at all. You can still vote safely and
00:59securely by mail in the upcoming election.
01:01You talk about this black box that you're unsure about. As it stands right now, on August 27th, will that
01:08be in place in November? So, if people are listening right now, somebody who usually votes by mail, should they
01:14seriously consider maybe doing it another way? Or what is your advice to those voters?
01:19I highly, highly doubt that that system will be in place. Just standing up this new architecture, this new structure,
01:24these new systems, you know, I just want to put this in perspective.
01:28Three weeks from tomorrow, voting starts in Minnesota for the November election. On September 18th, voting starts. In some states,
01:35it's even earlier.
01:36So, I don't understand how the Postal Service and Homeland Security, in literally a matter of a few short weeks,
01:42is going to stand up this massive new logistical change.
01:45And I think the courts will see it that way. So, if I had to predict, I would predict, no,
01:49that this thing will not be in place for the 26th election.
01:52And maybe not ever. But for the 26th election, that's the outcome that we, the states who have gone to
01:57court, are trying to ensure.
01:59And right now, nothing has changed. Anyone planning to vote by mail, right now, you can still plan to vote
02:03by mail.
02:04It's okay to question laws, question me, question the office, anything like that.
02:09But in the end, we've got to focus on everyone's freedom to vote and not inject unnecessary chaos and confusion
02:16into the process.
02:17That's what we don't want. So, say what you want about this or that policy. That's everyone's right.
02:21This is America. But let's make sure that, as we're headed to the election, everyone's clear on what the rules
02:26are.
02:27And my objection to the President's interventions here and his consistent attempts to interfere with state-run elections
02:33is it is injecting that chaos and confusion and doubt, and we just can't have that.
02:39It doesn't matter to me how someone votes, red, blue, purple, polka dot, whatever.
02:42But we just want to make sure everyone who's eligible to vote has the freedom to vote
02:47and not be sidetracked by this swirl of accusations and allegations that can really confuse people.
