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16. Surely he can be removed for cause

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 04:17 PM

Dec 2020

Cause: contempt of court orders regarding ballot handling
or
infringing on people's rights to votes

You don't have to prove a crime to have sufficient cause.

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So DeJoy cannot be removed by Biden? [View all] Nexus2 Dec 2020 OP

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