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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 111 points 6 days ago

I don't believe a thing these people have to say at this point.

[–] Booboofinget@lemmy.world 87 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I'm hoping he's being truthful. I not only believe the post office should not be privatized but should be subsidized. It's a vital government service.

Yeah, the fact that the USPS has been able to fully financially support itself (in spite of congress continuously trying to kill it) is a testament to the fact that it’s a vital service.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

He probably wants to read your mail.

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 7 points 6 days ago

If he is so willing, Id be more than happy to direct the 8 credit card offers capital one sends me every week to his mailbox and away from mine. They must have killed at least two full trees by now sending me the same bullshit shit every week for years

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 35 points 6 days ago

Weird Trump replaced Dejoy

Even weirder Biden didn't

[–] enthusiasm_headquarters@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Because maintaining the USPS is a federal obligation as stated in the fucking Constitution. Anyone that doesn't understand this hates America and has AIDS.

[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 4 points 4 days ago

Come on now let's be civil, even AIDS patients understand the Constitution 😝

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 days ago

Why would they start listening to the Constitution now?

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 29 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Hard to believe DeJoy stepped down. Guess he got an offer from a right wing think tank or something.

No, he had literally done everything he set out to, and packed it in. He accomplished his mission.

[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago

So he is there to kill it.

[–] KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Well, he's fired in 3..2..

Dems: but but but you need a quorum and the procedures say that

[–] Hux@lemmy.ml 10 points 6 days ago

So, he is actively in the process of privatizing the Postal Service.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

and senators and congresspersons keep voting for bills that they oppose

reality is topsy-turvy and i honestly don't have a handle on wtf

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 days ago

What they say and what they do is two different things.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Why the fuck this is even something that is in question is just crazy, but that's the insidiousness of a right wing cult that keeps shifting everything to the extremist right wing.

[–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

I think all the mentions of post and letters (in terms of what is allowed and regulations) in the us constitution only apply to USPS and not private companies like UPS.

I wonder if that's positive or negative in terms of ie. privacy