Re: Fw: ICYMI -- Breaking News: DeJoy to force through new rules to raise prices and slow down mail delivery

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2021 12:16:28 -0800 (PST)
 >
 > no

Looks like Biden is already being pushed to do this.

Nothing to do for now, but wait.

 > On Sat, 20 Feb 2021, Robert wrote:
 >  > Did you send any letters or make any calls?
 >  > 
 >  >  > From: Noelle <noelle>
 >  >  > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:39:55 +0000 (UTC)
 >  >  >
 >  >  >    ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Robert Reich <
 >  >  >    http://www.democracyforamerica.com/~info>To: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 >  >  >    Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 11:37:06 AM PSTSubject: ICYMI -- 
 >  >  >    Breaking News: DeJoy to force through new rules to raise prices and slow 
 >  >  >    down mail delivery
 >  >  >  
 >  >  > Don't miss this important message from Robert Reich, Noelle! Please read his 
 >  >  > message below and then add your name to call on President Biden to fire Louis 
 >  >  > DeJoy and Save the USPS! - The DFA Team
 >  >  > 
 >  >  > Noelle,
 >  >  > 
 >  >  > Late Friday, the Washington Post broke the news that Postmaster General Louis 
 >  >  > DeJoy is preparing to put all first-class mail onto a single delivery track 
 >  >  > that would result in massive price increases and slow down mail delivery.
 >  >  > 
 >  >  > That’s right, the head of the USPS, a Trump Republican mega-donor appointed 
 >  >  > by a Trump-dominated Board of Governors, wants to make changes to services that 
 >  >  > will increase delivery times for people relying on prescription medication, 
 >  >  > credit card bills, and mortgage payments to arrive on time.
 >  >  > 
 >  >  > We need to fix the Postal Service, not make it worse. That starts by firing 
 >  >  > Louis DeJoy and replacing him with someone who will run this agency at full 
 >  >  > capacity, as a diminished Postal Service could lead to major disenfranchisement 
 >  >  > among rural communities.
 >  >  > 
 >  >  > Here’s how it can happen: President Biden can start by filling the four empty 
 >  >  > seats on the board of governors, taking control from Trump-appointed cronies, 
 >  >  > and demand that they replace DeJoy with a Postmaster who will save the USPS 
 >  >  > instead of trying to kill it.
 >  >  > 
 >  >  > The future of the Post Office is at stake.
 >  >  > 
 >  >  > Even before these changes, the Postal Service was forced to admit in a Federal 
 >  >  > Court that 38% of the mail these new rules would impact were already missing 
 >  >  > the 2-day delivery deadline for local first class mail by the end of 2020.
 >  >  > 
 >  >  > But that was the point wasn’t it? We know Trump wanted Louis DeJoy to delay 
 >  >  > mail from day one.
 >  >  > 
 >  >  > Trump believed if he could slow down mail-in ballots, it might delay enough 
 >  >  > Biden votes from arriving in time to be counted before election deadlines. 
 >  >  > DeJoy, who also has financial interests in companies that have business ties 
 >  >  > with the Postal Service, tried to decommission mailboxes and mail-sorting
 >  >  > machines across the country.
 >  >  > 
 >  >  > It could’ve worked, if Congress hadn’t stepped in to stop DeJoy and forced 
 >  >  > him to bring most sorting machines back online.
 >  >  > 
 >  >  > Now, we need President Biden to take action and stop this threat once and for 
 >  >  > all.
 >  >  > 
 >  >  > Only the President can appoint members to the Postal Service’s board of
 >  >  > governors and only the board of governors can fire Louis DeJoy. Join me in 
 >  >  > fighting to save the Post Office before it’s too late.
 >  >  > 
 >  >  > President Biden has already done a lot to turn the country around and reverse 
 >  >  > some of the worst policies and executive actions of Donald Trump.
 >  >  > 
 >  >  > Let’s encourage him to continue.
 >  >  > 
 >  >  > Thank you for doing everything you can to save the USPS.
 >  >  > 
 >  >  > Stay safe,
 >  >  > 
 >  >  > Robert Reich
 >  >  > Co-Founder, Inequality Media