Whether these allegations are true, false or somewhere in between, they require a hard look at the role of the postal service in our electoral system. December Will Be Very Dangerous by Ted Rall (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) Why the Fed Needs Public Banks by Ellen Brown (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) Documents obtained by CNN indicate that 671 machines used to sort letters or other pieces of mail are slated for "reduction" in dozens of cities this year. We do not need a repeat of 2000, when the presidency may well have been decided by the nine divided votes of the Supreme Court justices, rather than by the will of the voters. The current controversy over whether the postmaster general is making decisions to help his party win elections should lead to a bipartisan effort to remove the postal service from politics. I remember back in the day, when all candidates would urge all Americans to vote. Postal Service, he should be fired for the harm that he has already done as well as for his conflicts of interest. Warp Speed Ahead: COVID-19 Vaccines Pave the Way for a New Frontier in Surveillance by John Whitehead (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) 39 U.S. Code § 202. The internal watchdog for the U.S. But every day, democracy benefits by maximizing turnout. (by Page Views), Is Trump Planning A Military Coup to Retain Power? Benjamin Franklin was appointed by the Continental Congress as the first postmaster general in 1775 serving just over 15 months. Iranians: The People the West are Allowed to Assassinate by Ramin Mazaheri (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) There may have been surreptitious efforts, even back then, to suppress voting by some groups, especially minority groups. This is still a problem, especially since the courts have pushed back against legislative efforts to eliminate discriminatory barriers to voting. Ideally the CEO of the post office should be selected by a non-partisan board of experts, without any input from the president. Trump's new postmaster general could corrupt a key institution ahead of Election Day We can't let Trump get away with his attacks on the Postal Service — and our electoral system. Postmaster General. The coming presidential election is already the subject of controversy because of disputes over alleged actions taken, and not taken, by the postmaster general and his subordinates. Tomorrow, it may be the Republicans. Osgood, a strict financial manager, wanted to install his own postmaster and reorganize Baltimore's postal accounts under his control. To continue reading login or create an account. Democrat Healthcare Promises are Another Fraud by Dr. Deane Waldman, MD MBA (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) Bloom was the CarCzar under President Obama. There will be time after this election to consider the structural changes in the postal service that I and others have recommended. Prior to joining Brookfield, Mr. Bloom was Vice Chairman, U.S. Investment Banking, at Lazard, focused on restructurings, mergers and acquisitions. McConnell recommended that President Trump appoint Duncan's son to be the U.S. attorney for the eastern district of Kentucky. in the Last 2 Days Donald Trump and his Postmaster General are sabotaging the … Chairman, Made in the USA Foundation, economist and lawyer, author of ten books and hundreds of articles. With the increasing use of mail-in ballots—even absent the present pandemic—it has become increasingly important to ensure that that the postmaster general, regardless of party affiliation, does not have the power to influence voting.
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