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In reply to the discussion: Today I am calling on President Biden to fire the entire Postal Board of Governors for their silence [View all]Lonestarblue
(9,874 posts)If so, we should have an investigation into the roles played by the Board of Governors and DeJoy in the political and malicious destruction of USPS property. Some of those sorting machines were new and they were just dismantled and scrapped.
If an IG investigation is not possible, a select committee in Congress needs to investigate and recommend indictments to the DOJ.
Barring that, the Senate can act. The last law (2006) changed the terms for Board members from 9 to 7 years. The current Senate could thus pass a law changing the term to 2 years, thus forcing faster turnover of current board members. That would get rid of Republican Robert Duncan, whose term began in 2018. With the three vacancies, plus Duncans seat, and the lone Democrat on the Board, Democrats would thus have control and could oust DeJoy and change policies now if the Senate would act. By law, no party can hold more than 5 of the 9 Senate-confirmed seats. Obviously Republicans would fight this change because theyve spent decades undermining the USPS so they can privatize it by giving it to some wealthy donor. If the Senate hopes to get anything done in the next two years, the filibuster will have to go. The sooner the better.