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George II

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24. So you're telling us that Sanders KNEW in 2015 that trump would win a year later and fire........

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 11:18 AM

Nov 2020

....Obama's appointees?

By the way, the President can't fire USPS Board Members, and of the nine members there can be no more than five of the same party. So even if he could fire three Democratic members, he'd have to appoint three Democrats.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Governors_of_the_United_States_Postal_Service

At the time President Obama made those five appointments, there were already two Democrats on the Board, so Obama HAD to nominate two republicans in that group of five that were nominated. Sanders' excuse that some were republicans doesn't hold water.

Republicans would go along with whatever Trump and DeJoy wanted. The last 12 fucking years have proved that.

trump and DeJoy have been in office for 12 years?

Bottom line, there would have been three more Democrats on the Board today had Sanders not blocked President Obama's for a specious reason.

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Did we ever find out why Senator Sanders blocked Pres. Obama's three Dem nominees [View all] KitSileya Nov 2020 OP

They were Republicans DeeDeeNY Nov 2020 #1

Two of them were Republicans. Three were not. KitSileya Nov 2020 #6

Obama is 100% OPPOSED to privatizing our magnificent USPS. Hortensis Nov 2020 #16

I knew that Benjamin Franklin was the first Postmaster General KitSileya Nov 2020 #23

+100. There've always been good, honorable and competent conservatives, Hortensis Nov 2020 #27

Some were republicans, three were Democrats. There is a requirement that there be no more than 5.... George II Nov 2020 #38

And if he had voted for (Rs) the media and his detractors would never have let him forget it. Doremus Nov 2020 #51

The fact is Obama HAD to nominate republicans. It's just that simple. There could not be.... George II Nov 2020 #52

That seems short-sighted to me. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #53

They were republicans. Pressing privatizing Postal Service. Sienna86 Nov 2020 #2

Five nominees, two were Republican KitSileya Nov 2020 #8

Then all five should have been democrats Politicub Nov 2020 #12

Well, he had to try to get around Senator Sanders somehow. KitSileya Nov 2020 #14

Who is Stephen Crawford? Politicub Nov 2020 #15

The first Dem nominee. KitSileya Nov 2020 #18

There were already two Democrats on the Board. There could be no more than five Democrats... George II Nov 2020 #47

This. They were privatization zealots. Bernie was right, after all. n/t Greybnk48 Nov 2020 #26

"Socialism"... and postal unions FBaggins Nov 2020 #3

The Postal Union was against the nominations from what I've read. octoberlib Nov 2020 #4

Did you try looking it up? JHB Nov 2020 #5

Three of them were Democrats. n/t KitSileya Nov 2020 #7

Where did they stand on privatization? JHB Nov 2020 #13

That the union didn't support. Cuthbert Allgood Nov 2020 #20

Why do you think they would leak anything? The Republicans would have gone along Autumn Nov 2020 #9

But three of them were Democrats. KitSileya Nov 2020 #11

And those three Democrats would have been fired. And your two Republicans would go along Autumn Nov 2020 #17

Fired? They have 7-year terms. KitSileya Nov 2020 #19

When did Trump ever give a shit about the rules? And when were there any repercussions Autumn Nov 2020 #22

that's a cop out BainsBane Nov 2020 #31

The postal union was against the appointment. That was enough of a reason. nt Autumn Nov 2020 #32

Do you have evidence of that? BainsBane Nov 2020 #37

I remember it being discussed at the time. Try google nt Autumn Nov 2020 #39

Years of turmoil at Postal Service governing board fueled political firestorm, critics say A years-o BainsBane Nov 2020 #40

There's nothing on Google about the Democratic nominees wanting to privatize the postal service. lapucelle Nov 2020 #54

I didn't say there was anything about them wanting to privatize the P.S. I said the postal Autumn Nov 2020 #55

Obstructing the slate gave Trump free reign to remake the entire board. lapucelle Nov 2020 #56

As our friend George is fond of saying, that's nothing to do with what I posted. Autumn Nov 2020 #57

Yes it does. lapucelle Nov 2020 #59

Actually they're 9-year terms, and the President can't fire them. Plus there can't be more than.... George II Nov 2020 #29

So you're telling us that Sanders KNEW in 2015 that trump would win a year later and fire........ George II Nov 2020 #24

Yeah, anyone who has paid attention to what the repigs did to Obama knew what they do. Autumn Nov 2020 #25

So Democratic nominees are preemptively blocked because some day sometime in the future.... George II Nov 2020 #28

The subject is whatever I want to bring up in my response. You can complain about a Senator Autumn Nov 2020 #30

The raw, cold fact is he blocked the nominations of DEMOCRATS by a Democratic President and.... George II Nov 2020 #33

That is a fact, Bernie Sanders did just that. He and I are both proud to stand with the Union. Autumn Nov 2020 #34

It wasn't very far-sighted. So he blocked Governors in 2015 (and 2016) and those blocks.... George II Nov 2020 #36

I also support the postal workers unions so I had no problem with the block back then lunasun Nov 2020 #10

Not really. They are appointed to 9-year terms. The five in 2015 would still be there until 2024.... George II Nov 2020 #43

Not definitively. Why would someone who caucuses with the Democrats block appointments..... George II Nov 2020 #21

Why not nominate someone the Postal Union supported and avoid the problem? I thought unions jalan48 Nov 2020 #35

The absolute bottom line is that if Sanders hadn't blocked the five in 2015 and one in 2016.... George II Nov 2020 #41

No, the bottom line is that Obama shouldn't have nominated people the Postal Union opposed. jalan48 Nov 2020 #44

That was more 3 years before Obama made his choices, and even before he was.... George II Nov 2020 #45

From the same article... jalan48 Nov 2020 #46

Yes, Obama is very much pro-union. But for some reason his appointees weren't "pure" enough.... George II Nov 2020 #48

I'm sure union members share your concerns about purity tests. jalan48 Nov 2020 #49

Was the union formally against those appointments? Are they happier with the 6 trump appointments? George II Nov 2020 #50

Double post...sorry! George II Nov 2020 #42

Wow! Iggo Nov 2020 #58

2024 primaries will be here before you know it. Steelrolled Nov 2020 #60

I guess so, huh! Iggo Nov 2020 #61