There were a few Freepers who got it and interpreted it the same way too on the other lead article. Had to re-read those posts again...
I completely did not get it this way at all.
What I find disturbing about this is that , due to the complexity of the bureaucracy, this may be a win, but I fully expect that liberals will, knowing that even plugged in and well informed voters may not grasp it, obfuscate, break the law, then obfuscate some more when called on it.
It is like trying to explain Whitewater to someone. Their eyes begin to glaze.
When I saw the title yesterday and the ensuing meltdown I went straight to the opinion.
After skimming through it the first run I realized that Scalia captured the moment to give the left a meaningless and inevitable “victory” all the while crafting a huge zone of protection for states to protect the integrity of elections.
It was really brilliant.
The bottom line was that they struck down how AZ was doing it, but simultaneously told them and every other state how the very same objective could be done constitutionally under existing federal law.