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- progressivepolitics@lemmy.world
A planned reduction of 10,000 workers stoked fears that the US Postal Service is on a path toward privatization.
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Ok, so I’m told that some things aren’t as effective in real life as they are in fantasy, but I really in my heart wish for this sack of shit to be visited by saint luigi.
There are many who could do with a visit from Saint Luigi. He could maybe be a bit of a Krampus for rich people…
This guy was appointed during Trump’s first term. Back then I remember this gutting/privatization of the USPS being a topic of discussion. I kept expecting to hear that Biden had replaced him; I wonder what made him keep him.
After seeing all the things that Orange is doing both in his first and new terms, Biden’s term feels like a lame Presidency with just complaints about how Republicans wouldn’t allow him to accomplish his agenda. His entire spiel during the election was to save America from another fascist president, and he did the complete opposite by giving away the country to a herd of fascists. History will remember him as the enabling President for fascism.
He didn’t choose to keep him, only the board can fire him and that board is in cahoots with dejoy.
I seem to remember that Biden couldn’t replace the board either because only dejoy(?) can do that.
TL;DR:: remember the fuckery Moscow Mitch pulled with SCOTUS nominees? They did the same with Postal Board of Governors.
Q: Why can’t President Biden fire the postmaster general?
A: Since many ballots are cast by mail, there is substantial concern about who is running the postal service and if they will prioritize ballots to make sure votes are received in time to be counted. Indeed, the mail service and absentee ballots have been at the center of debates related to electoral integrity and criticism of how Postmaster Louis Dejoy, appointed during Donald Trump’s term, has performed the duties of office. However, President Joe Biden does not have the power to fire DeJoy, even if he’s unhappy with his performance.
The reasons lie in the governance structure set up for the U.S. Postal Service. Unlike most executive branch agencies which have a single leader appointed and removable by the President, the Postal Service is overseen by a Board of Governors. Under the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 (39 U.S.C. §202) there are nine governors appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate for staggered 7-year terms.
The Board also includes the postmaster general and the deputy postmaster. The postmaster is appointed or removed by the other members of the board, not the president or the Senate. Interestingly, the law requires that “not more than 5 of [the Governors] may be adherents of the same political party.” Both the appointment process and this limitation were intended to insulate the Postal Service from direct political influence while still maintaining oversight from Senate-confirmed officials.
However, it is difficult to get people appointed to the postal board. Then-President Barack Obama sent seven unsuccessful nominations to the Senate. By 2018, there was no one confirmed to the Board of Governors as all the terms had expired without replacement. Without governors in place, the board cannot form a quorum (6 members) to officially conduct business which includes things like setting rates or approving the budget.
The lack of governors also meant there was no way to appoint or remove the postmaster general. However, the vacancies the Senate would not address under Obama were later filled by then-President Donald Trump. The newly appointed board then chose Louis DeJoy as postmaster.
There are a few options for President Biden if he wished to remove DeJoy. The president could under federal law fire the postal governors for cause. However, this requires some form of misconduct or malfeasance that may not be present. Alternatively, the president could argue under the precedent of Seila Law v. CFB (2020) that he has the right to fire any leader of a federal agency. That action would be a highly contested and probably end up in court.
The simplest solution would be to appoint enough governors who are interested in changing the leadership of the Postal Service. If enough nominees were confirmed, then a new Board of Governors would be formed that could potentially remove DeJoy. However, there is no guarantee that the new governors would choose to change the leadership, and even if they were so inclined, this takes time, and it might not happen before the election.
Biden had a majority on the board.
No he didn’t. See above.
Ron Bloom, a Democratic Trump appointee, threw his support behind the postmaster general. Republican members on the board were in the minority, but with Bloom backing DeJoy, it didn’t matter.
. . . It’s tempting to simply count members by party, which shows the board with four Democrats, four Republicans, and an independent. But with one of the Democrats having been appointed by Trump, and one of the Republicans having been appointed by Biden, the partisan lines aren’t as neat as they might appear.
That doesn’t help any. Obviously.
He was also shutting down mail sorting machines during the largest mail in vote in American history.
He was kept in the position for a few reasons, one of which was since he was a Republican appointed PMG, it was easier for reform bills involving the PO to pass. He helped gain bipartisan support on removing the retirement pre-funding bill that was costing us a shitload of money.
Probably the only good thing he’s done besides announcing his resignation, but even that means there’s gonna be another Turnip appointmented PMG.
IIRC, the postmaster can’t be removed by the president - they answer to a different authority.
Probably some naive ideas about propriety and decorum.
I buy a lot of shit from around the world. I’ve had way less issues with deliveries from the USPS than I’ve had with UPS, FedEx and the abomination known as DHL.
That’s gonna change
we wore an onion on our belt, as was the style at the time
What do you mean? In my area, UPS offers exciting value-added services, like punching a hole in almost every package that I receive, or crushing the box when that’s not possible, as well as a lottery-like game wherein I get to wonder if the overburdened driver is going to make it to my house before running out of time and marking the package as “attempted delivery, recipient not home”.
You’ve clearly never dealt with a little outfit called Lasership
I love when the photos catch the full villain essence of these people.
Homeboy looks like he’s ready to devour a whole orphanage full of souls.
Man looks like a Halloween mask with that rictus grin
This is what you voted for protest-non-voters. Congratulations!
I’m pretty close to sure that comments like this are astroturfing to inflame tensions and thus make sure that Democrats never win again. Not that they need much help on that. I can’t think of any other purpose for people to keep harping on this.
So I guess what I’m saying is tell Putin to suck a bag of dicks.
To remind people what their protest-non-vote is a vote for.
Sure you are
Smarmy little fucks feel so vindicated that they “did the right thing” by allowing Shitler into the Whitehouse.
They’re protest was so successful that they achieved none of the things that they wanted. Congratulations to them! Hope it was worth it!
Will you genocidal fucks keep to your containment instance?
Bless your hyperbolic, disingenuous heart.
Honey you voted for genocide to try to save yourself.
You’re as much of a Nazi as anyone that supported the Nazi party in the 1940s.
You don’t know who, what, or even if I voted for anything lol. Which only goes to further prove my claim against you. You could always choose to quit acting ignorant and childish. But that’s up to you. But seeing as you appear to be part of the group unrepentant at expanding said genocide. All your accusations are protection. 😁
I assume you didn’t vote in protest, as that’s your right. Too bad you didn’t see the big picture here. A non vote was a vote for fascism, now millions of Palestinians will be forced to relocate or die in the resistance. Trump said he would let Iseral finish the job for God’s sake. So because you got mad the US wasn’t doing enough, now the US will do something.
Build Trump hotels over all the graves of Palestinians in Gaza. I hope that helps you sleep tonight.
Trump Gaza #1.
After 800,000 missing, likely dead under Biden, you dont get to concern troll.
US already had troops on the ground during Biden’s reign, US already dedicated a carrier group to the genocide under Biden’s reign. US was already actively participating.
You’re not better than trump supporters. You voted for genocide to save yourself.
Like I said, you can slam the old admin all you want. It’ll be nothing compared to what you’re about to witness. Stay tuned to what you enabled.
Yeah, sure would’ve been great to not have a genocidal maniac in just either main party. But too bad. You guys wanted genocide, so now you’re getting it. Stop complaining.
