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In reply to the discussion: If you thought the Postal Service was bad before, just wait: [View all]global1
(26,507 posts)has gone kind of unnoticed by the American People. It was done in the shadows of other bills and under the radar of the People.
That is - 'up to now'.
From now on the damage that the Repubs do to the USPS will be done in broad daylight by a guy like this Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and his Repub colleagues and under the Klieg lights of CSPAN and the rest of MSM.
So if he/they advocate(s) bankruptcy and downsizing and privatizing which results in termination or substantial modification of contracts and collective bargaining agreements with various postal unions. If the day to day service by USPS is effected in any way - like no Saturday service and the closing of more local/rural post offices; if People's checks arrive to their bill collectors late and late fees get slapped on their next bill - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and his Repub colleagues will be shouldering the blame that the American People will thrust on them.
The Repubs may win the battle - but will lose the war. The American People will retaliate and it will hurt the Repubs right in their gut - they will be voted out.
The American People will not stand for poor USPS service. Some of these American People that will be hurt by the likes of Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) will be Repubs as well - and they won't be happy. This is one goal (destroying the USPS) that the Repubs have that will amount to them shooting themselves in the foot. They will have no one else to blame. Obama didn't do it. They did.
So we know we can't leave it up to the MSM to report this to the American People and give them the straight skinny on the Repubs impending destruction of the USPS - we need to help the MSM. Every chance we get we need to keep the pressure on our Dem Senators and House Reps to keep this story alive in the minds and hearts of the American People. We here at DU will have to keep the pressure on this story both here on this board and by our use of Social Media (Tweets & FB's, etc) and every chance we get telling our family, friends and colleagues what is going on and what the Repubs are doing to the USPS.
Yeah the Repubs may have the majority on both sides of the Capitol - but they will also be laying out their dirty dealings for all of us American People to see. They won't be able to slide this one by.
Do you think I'm on to something here?