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elleng

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3. Right, but . . .
Sun Dec 6, 2020, 03:55 PM
Dec 2020

The Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service is the governing body of the United States Postal Service (USPS).[1] The board oversees the activities of the Postal Service, while the postmaster general actively manages its day-to-day operations.[2]

The board directs "the exercise of the power" of the Postal Service, controls its expenditures and reviews its practices and policies.[3] It consists of 11 members, 6 are requisite to achieve an ordinary quorum. Of the 11 board members, 9 are the presidentially-appointed governors, 1 is the postmaster general, and 1 is the deputy postmaster general. The 9 governors elect the postmaster general, the chairman of the board as well as the USPS inspector general; the governors and the postmaster general elect the deputy postmaster general. No more than five governors may be adherents of the same political party. The board also has the power to remove all of these officers.[4]

The Board of Governors is comparable with the board of directors of most private corporations. . .

Until 2007 each governor was appointed to a nine-year term or to the remainder of the unexpired term of a vacant seat. Terms of the nine appointed governors are staggered, commence after Senate confirmation and expire on December 8 of the year that the term would have ended had the terms been properly synchronised. The board can extend the term of a governor whose term is to expire by one year or until a successor has been confirmed, without Senate confirmation. Governors may be appointed for a second term, with Senate confirmation. No more than five of the nine governors may be of the same political party. The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, signed by President George W. Bush on December 20, 2006,[5] besides other things, changed the terms of governors appointed after that date from nine to seven years. . .

On August 1, 2019, the Senate confirmed three more nominations, allowing the board to reach a quorum for the first time since 2014. The new members are Ron Bloom and Roman Martinez IV, both former investment bankers, and John Barger, former director of the Investment and Retirement Boards of the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, the country's largest pension fund.[11]

In March 2020, President Trump nominated Donald L. Moak to replace Alan C. Kessler[12] (who had resigned in July 2011)[13] and William D. Zollars was nominated to replace James Bilbray (who had ceased being a member in December 2016). David C. Williams resigned from the board on April 30, 2020, and Ronald A. Stroman resigned on June 1, 2020, as deputy PMG. On June 15, 2020, the TEC, comprising five members, selected Louis DeJoy to succeed Megan Brennan as Postmaster General (PMG). The Senate confirmed both nominations on June 18, 2020. As at August 2020, the board had six appointed members plus the PMG, sufficient to constitute a quorum on the board. Five of the board members are Republicans.>>>

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

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He can replace the Board madashelltoo Dec 2020 #1
That has to be one of the first things he does wryter2000 Dec 2020 #2
I agree Andy823 Dec 2020 #9
He can't replace the Board until their 7-year terms expire (unless for cause), The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #13
Thanks ProfessorGAC Dec 2020 #18
No, he can fucking fire the entire board maxrandb Dec 2020 #26
Yep. Let's start using the DOJ as... Whiskeytide Dec 2020 #38
It's NOT using the DOJ as a political weapon maxrandb Dec 2020 #46
I don't doubt that there are ... Whiskeytide Dec 2020 #49
1000+ Vivienne235729 Dec 2020 #44
Their support of Trump's election shenanigans looks like cause to me...and how many officials has Karadeniz Dec 2020 #35
He fill vacancies in the Board, he can't fire Board members. onenote Dec 2020 #27
If we win the Senate we can do any damn thing we want. Like change the law. Boogiemack Dec 2020 #41
Right, but . . . elleng Dec 2020 #3
Sorry, but malfeasance can remove any Board member, USPS or private enterprise. Just.... machoneman Dec 2020 #39
I'm wondering if they can find a way to sideline him FakeNoose Dec 2020 #4
Waste of time LiberalFighter Dec 2020 #12
Well if he gets arrested for his crimes against the agency he heads... 2naSalit Dec 2020 #24
Right. There has to be a way to upstage him and remove his teeth. Sour the milk. lindysalsagal Dec 2020 #37
Do a Trump. rickford66 Dec 2020 #5
Exactly! maxrandb Dec 2020 #29
Take no prisoners. rickford66 Dec 2020 #36
+1 n/t area51 Dec 2020 #47
I remember corporate before the "at will" days & if mgmt didn't like someone but didn't have reason CrispyQ Dec 2020 #6
Yep! We never fire anybody around here... Wounded Bear Dec 2020 #48
Maybe they can re-organize the agency(ies). I seem to remember g.w.uh Cerridwen Dec 2020 #7
Investigate him. OregonBlue Dec 2020 #8
100% agree. OnDoutside Dec 2020 #22
+1 jalan48 Dec 2020 #33
The justice department will start investigating DeJoy AmericanCanuck Dec 2020 #10
The postal service board has three open seats; there can be as many as nine members The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #11
Prosecute and convict him. Make his life miserable. LiberalFighter Dec 2020 #14
If the new AG starts an investigation of him marie999 Dec 2020 #15
Surely he can be removed for cause Sanity Claws Dec 2020 #16
That Is In The Statute ProfessorGAC Dec 2020 #19
Under the statute, only the Board of Governors may remove the Postmaster General onenote Dec 2020 #28
That's What I Said ProfessorGAC Dec 2020 #30
Sorry. My bad.But your post wasn't that clear onenote Dec 2020 #31
There are five vacancies that Biden can fill, IIRC, and they can vote to fire DeJoy. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2020 #17
Five? ProfessorGAC Dec 2020 #20
3 current, 1 expiring in 2021, I thought there was 1 more retiring? Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2020 #21
Biden: "Hold my beer." Yeehah Dec 2020 #23
We may be able to prosecute him and get him out. Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #25
I'm willing to bet that there are ways to do it if people are willing to think outside the box. Crunchy Frog Dec 2020 #32
DeJoy get no immunirty for crimes committed while in office DFW Dec 2020 #34
If he got convicted of a felony he could. tblue37 Dec 2020 #40
It seems as though he intentionally interfered with the mail to impact the election Buckeyeblue Dec 2020 #42
Maybe the DOJ can start here: Roisin Ni Fiachra Dec 2020 #43
DeJoy should be investigated by multiple entities, and prosecuted. dalton99a Dec 2020 #45
He cannot remove DeJoy for cause? Afterall he did order the removal and distruction of avebury Dec 2020 #50
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