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W_HAMILTON

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6. Because there are limits on how many members from each political party can be on the USPS Board of Governors.

Sat Dec 23, 2023, 12:48 AM

Dec 2023

"No more than five governors may belong to the same political party."

There are three Democratic members already on the Board and Biden has two spots that have opened up as of December 8, 2023, that he has to put in nominations for.

You do the math.

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I had not known this about DeJoy [View all] Grasswire2 Dec 2023 OP

Biden supports DeJoy because of his buy-in on green vehicles for the USPS. DeJoy and Podesta work closely together. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #1

DeJoy resisted the EV thing for a long time... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #3

DeJoy figured out how to get a kickback Captain Zero Dec 2023 #11

Exactly SarahD Dec 2023 #28

At the time, there as not enough funding for mostly EVs. DeJoy testified before Congress, Silent Type Dec 2023 #31

Yup....n/t progressoid Dec 2023 #8

Seems to me... GiqueCee Dec 2023 #14

Because there were no qualified Democrats available. dalton99a Dec 2023 #2

Dejoy is invested in privatizing the mail service. Ford_Prefect Dec 2023 #4

destroyed millions of dollars worth of high tech mail handling equipment. keithbvadu2 Dec 2023 #26

All the flat mail sorters were not being used. Wonder why? Because lot less mail nowadays. Silent Type Dec 2023 #32

Show the cost/benefit analysis. keithbvadu2 Dec 2023 #34

60% of the flat sorters were unused. Finally, someone said why are we keeping them Silent Type Dec 2023 #36

Square root of minus 1 keithbvadu2 Dec 2023 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author Ford_Prefect Dec 2023 #5

Any of your posts can be removed if you want. former9thward Dec 2023 #12

Got it. Thanks Ford_Prefect Dec 2023 #16

Because there are limits on how many members from each political party can be on the USPS Board of Governors. W_HAMILTON Dec 2023 #6

And two of the three Democrats he has named support DeJoy. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #13

And? W_HAMILTON Dec 2023 #15

. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #18

Except we know that at least one of his Democratic appointments is very outspoken when it comes to DeJoy. W_HAMILTON Dec 2023 #21

Say, as long as you're responding to a made-up argument and attributing it to me, could you loop me in on what it is? WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #22

The oft used one from some progressives that Biden is a secret right-winger and not an actual ally to the left's causes. W_HAMILTON Dec 2023 #25

Lol show me where I've said or even implied that. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #30

We can read your words. W_HAMILTON Dec 2023 #38

Which raises the obvious question... GiqueCee Dec 2023 #17

"... why weren't those candidates rejected out of hand before being appointed?" WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #19

Again... GiqueCee Dec 2023 #20

If you google, you'll see articles about how DeJoy won Biden over by agreeing to the "green vehicle" provision for the WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #23

I'm aware of all that... GiqueCee Dec 2023 #24

What destructive intentions? I remember all the warnings that DeJoy COULD cost Biden election by Silent Type Dec 2023 #33

One of DeJoy's first acts... GiqueCee Dec 2023 #39

No, it raises the counter-claim that the other person was wrong. W_HAMILTON Dec 2023 #27

The 75 year retirement policy is no longer in place since Congress eliminated it in 2022 MichMan Dec 2023 #29

Thanks for actual/verifiable facts. Silent Type Dec 2023 #35

I miss the days when I had no idea who the postmaster general was IronLionZion Dec 2023 #7

the DeJoy situation is mystifying.... I can only figure that not enough of the Postal Board is unhappy with LymphocyteLover Dec 2023 #9

My mail carrier, a hard core Democrat who retires in just over a year, says DeJoy is going to destroy the USPS. elocs Dec 2023 #10