Pelosi weighs bringing House back early to address Postal Service crisis

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45. I replied to your other post asking that question above...

Please read it.

THIS IS WHY EVERYONE who can possibly DROP OFF their absentee BALLOT should do so, because there will be people who must vote in person, or who do not have access to early in person voting.

Tooth fairy? That's about as realistic as believing hearings, even starting tomorrow, will repair all the damage to the USPS by the expected mail surge in October.

If you don't have a full thorough investigation (the Friday Night Massacre was just a week ago) you can't have effective hearings. Even if you have effective hearings, and put everything else - including negotiations on the stimulus benefit bill - on hold, taking action to reverse the damage will take longer than 6 weeks. The sorting machines have been removed, not just turned off. They would need to be reinstalled or replaced. There would have to be a massive hiring and training of people.

Again - if you think that Congress can fix the USPS in time to feel just fine about mailing your ballot in October, even with heroic action and the $25 million funding package signed by Trump which he said he would not do until there are cuts in the stimulus funds - which Pelosi would be then trashed for agreeing to and in the Post Office account by Monday, you are sadly mistaken. It's tempting when one is in despair to pin all ones hopes on what seems to be very simple solution, and direct all your anger at those who tell you otherwise, but it's not productive.

I really wish it was that simple.

Plan B in this circumstance is far more likely and doable. Get your absentee ballot before the big slowdown in October, and drop it off in person.

There is no tooth fairy and no Cavalry that can arrive in time.