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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 week ago (3 children)

It's been going on far longer than trump. And they may not be there yet. They've been pulling procedural fuckery for the last 30 years minimum. But the post office itself is constitutionally mandated. It would require an amendment to the constitution. Not impossible. But also not an executive order.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Have you checked with the Supreme Court about what they think the founders intended?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's actually relatively safe. Most of the time they f*** things up by purposefully misinterpreting vaguely worded things. It's pretty explicit. They would have to outdo themselves to abolish it outright.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The Constitution just says you need a postal service, it doesn't say it needs to be government run. They can easily make an argument like that. The postmaster general would just be handing out contracts instead of running it.

I don't see this Supreme Court pushing back too hard on any interruption similar to this.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Really? They completely fabricated history for Bruen. That's not just misinterpreting vague wording. And then they stopped a very clearly worded EPA statute because the current Congress didn't consent to the regulation. (A requirement never seen before or since)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Would need support for more states than they'd be able to muster up, especially the more rural states which will definitely not support this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Here's a bag of money Mr. Senator.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

It’s been going on far longer than trump. And they may not be there yet. They’ve been pulling procedural fuckery for the last 30 years minimum.

FedEx has been fighting this battle for decades