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This guy was appointed during Trump’s first term. Back then I remember this gutting/privatization of the USPS being a topic of discussion. I kept expecting to hear that Biden had replaced him; I wonder what made him keep him.
After seeing all the things that Orange is doing both in his first and new terms, Biden’s term feels like a lame Presidency with just complaints about how Republicans wouldn’t allow him to accomplish his agenda. His entire spiel during the election was to save America from another fascist president, and he did the complete opposite by giving away the country to a herd of fascists. History will remember him as the enabling President for fascism.
He didn't choose to keep him, only the board can fire him and that board is in cahoots with dejoy.
I seem to remember that Biden couldn't replace the board either because only dejoy(?) can do that.
Biden had a majority on the board.
No he didn’t. See above.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/bidens-usps-picks-confirmed-s-dejoy-rcna28689
That doesn’t help any. Obviously.
TL;DR:: remember the fuckery Moscow Mitch pulled with SCOTUS nominees? They did the same with Postal Board of Governors.
He was also shutting down mail sorting machines during the largest mail in vote in American history.
He was kept in the position for a few reasons, one of which was since he was a Republican appointed PMG, it was easier for reform bills involving the PO to pass. He helped gain bipartisan support on removing the retirement pre-funding bill that was costing us a shitload of money.
Probably the only good thing he's done besides announcing his resignation, but even that means there's gonna be another Turnip appointmented PMG.
IIRC, the postmaster can't be removed by the president - they answer to a different authority.
Probably some naive ideas about propriety and decorum.