US judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail

[Mrs. Overall]

Source: AP

SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide. The judge called them “a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal Service” before the November election. Judge Stanley Bastian in Yakima, Washington, said he was issuing a nationwide preliminary injunction as sought by 14 states that sued the Trump administration and the U.S. Postal Service. The states challenged the Postal Service’s so-called “leave mail behind” policy, by which trucks have been leaving postal facilities on time whether or not there is more mail to load. They also sought to force the Postal Service to treat election mail as First Class mail.

Read more: https://wsiltv.com/2020/09/17/us-judge-blocks-postal-service-changes-that-slowed-mail/

[Thomas Hurt]

1. Okay, who is going to stop the Pig and his lapdog DeJoy from giving the Judge the finger...

[NCjack]

7. By the time all of the appeals work their way through the court system,

the 2022 election will be over.

[Magoo48]

15. If history is an indicator, no one.

[samnsara]

2. yay for Yakima

[onecaliberal]

3. The sorting machines were purposely destroyed.

[LiberalArkie]

16. Just replace them with sorters from the red states. Dallas, Atlanta, Florida all come to mind

[Akacia]

17. Problem with that is

some of the mail I get either comes from Red States, or passes through them. I also don`t think that every Red State is all conservative Republicans so there is that too.

[onetexan]

24. oh i'm sure if there's a will to abide by the judge's order they'll figure out a way to move one

underutilized to another area that needs it. But yeah it will hurt.

[groundloop]

20. NOT Atlanta, they've turned Georgia purple and hopefully blue soon..... Maybe Macon.

[klook]

21. Some of us in red states are trying to elect Democratic senators. ;) (nt)

[rainy]

19. not all. Some were just unplugged and the offices were forbidden to plug them in.

[groundloop]

4. OK, but the damage has already been done.

[pnwmom]

5. Another story on that decision.

https://www.startribune.com/us-judge-blocks-postal-service-changes-that-slowed-mail/572444092/

[Thekaspervote]

6. Good news!

[BlueWavePsych]

8. Nationwide injunction so good news!

[Judi Lynn]

9. Thank you, Mrs. Overall.

[Lonestarblue]

10. The USPS has been seriously damaged and that can't be fixed before the election.

Court cases are great, but much of the damage is done. And as we saw in an earlier OP, the Postal Service may be declaring addresses as undeliverable to election officials to de-register voters. It will be interesting to learn whether that was just a local California issue, or something more widespread. After reading that post, I checked my registration, which was fine. Of course, Texas is considered red still, but I will be checking right up until when I vote, which I will do in person.

We have definitely seen changes in mail delivery here. There are often several days in a row with no mail at all, a highly unusual circumstance. Someone here tried an experiment with the mail, sending a card from one side of Austin to another. It took 27 days!

Trump and DeJoy have royally screwed up the USPS, and it will not be fixed before the election, though it would help if they’re forced to reverse the rules on overtime and having the mail trucks leave at a certain time even if they’re empty.

[scarletwoman]

12. Great post! I'm glad you brought up that voter registration/undeliverable address issue, too.

You're so correct that "much of the damage is done."

Makes me want to cry with frustration about all the evil that's being perpetrated by these trumpistas.

[scarletwoman]

11. It's something, anyway. It just won't bring back the sorting machines they already destroyed.

Now we'll have to see if this injunction has any teeth.

We're dealing with a completely lawless regime.

[jorgevlorgan]

13. It took long enough. And where is the order to reverse those changes??

[beachbumbob]

14. so how does this put autmation BACK in place as thats been torn out and thrown away?

[Cha]

18. Well it's something.. strangely enough I've been

getting my mail on time lately.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

22. Good

FWIW Yakima is a rather conservative part of Washington state

[onetexan]

23. just mentioned on Rachel Maddow, report found 350 MILLION pieces of 1st class mail delayed

particularly in competitive states. That's Senator Gary Peters from MI speaking now.

Damn cheating SOBS

[Hekate]

25. Kick Rec Rejoice