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3 Oct, 10 tweets, 5 min read
This Sunday morning we're asking the age-old question. WHY DOES POSTMASTER DEJOY STILL HAVE A JOB AND WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?

I've answered this question several times previously but it's worth revisiting because some dynamics on the USPS board are shifting.

(THREAD)
(2) If you want to see background on why Biden can't fire DeJoy, you can visit this thread from back in February. Eseentially only the board can remove DeJoy.

And per usual we've got a DINO standing in the way of progress.

(3) We've been bitching about DeJoy for YEARS, but this is coming to a head as strategic changes at the USPS to slow mail delivery and raise prices take effect October 1st.

Western states will see mail delivery slowed to speeds not seen since the 1970s.

cbsnews.com/news/mail-deli…
(4) So what can we do to get DeJoy out of his seat?

Well... he has been under investigation for awhile due to political fundraising but as a method for removing him, Congressional probes are very slow and very ineffective.

washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
(5) Dems did introduce some legislation that would have forced DeJoy to meet certain delivery minimums but that has gone absolutely nowhere since it was brought forward in the House in March.

The current Senate dynamics make it unlikely to gain traction.

congress.gov/bill/117th-con…
(6) Why can't the USPS board of governors oust a wildly unpopular postmaster?

Currently the board is being chaired by DINO and Trump appointee Ron Bloom who seems awfully cozy with DeJoy for reasons that are... well... financially motivated.

washingtonpost.com/business/2021/…
(7) There is however relief on the horizon. Quite a few members of the USPS board of governors have terms that are expiring this year or in 2022.

2 of the 4 Trump appointees have terms that either have already expired or will expire this year.

latimes.com/business/story…
(8) The board has already issued a condemnation of changes going into effect October 1st and seem to be laying the groundwork to oust DeJoy.

But it can't come soon enough for the millions of Americans impacted by DeJoy's disastrous slowing of the mail.

oregonlive.com/news/2021/10/p…
(9) The good news is while mail will be extraordinarily slow this holiday season, Dems are poised to sweep the USPS board of governors in the new year and start treating the postal service as just that.

A public service. And not a business DeJoy and his cronies can exploit.
(END) Thanks for stopping by for our #SundayMorning thread, suggestion courtesy of @SonnyKnuckles . Come back next weekend and we'll do this again.

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