The Billionaire Behind Efforts to Kill the U.S. Postal Service [pdf]

Re:The Billionaire Behind Efforts to Kill the U.S. Postal Se... by cheez on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @09:36PM (#23913054)

States are there to implement federal guidelines as well as their own. Nothing stops the US federal government from passing a constitutional amendment or a law that forces this type of setup. Aside from the corruption you mentioned lol

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Re:The Billionaire Behind Efforts to Kill the U.S. Postal Se... by manquer on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @02:15AM (#23914407)

Constitutional changes have to be ratified by at least 3/4 of the states so not really under federal government, unless the states buy-in as well.

Of course it is lack of political will to make changes that is always the problem.

In this case there is no intent as well. It is like congress voting its own salary? It took 202 years to pass the 27th Amendment after all and it has the just most basic of safeguards on compensation.

The legislation governing legislators such as election laws, salary, term limits etc should not be controlled by them, this is a major flaw in many democratic systems.

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