Summary:
Louis DeJoy has resigned as postmaster general of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) amid uncertainty about the agency’s future under President Trump.
DeJoy had notified the USPS board of directors in February that it was “time for them to begin the process of identifying his successor.” His resignation on Monday expedites that process and leaves Deputy Postmaster General Doug Tulino in charge until a permanent replacement is found.
“While our management team and the men and women of the Postal Service have established the path toward financial sustainability and high operating performance – and we have instituted enormous beneficial change to what had been an adrift and moribund organization – much work remains that is necessary to change our positive trajectory,” DeJoy said in a statement first reported by Reuters.
DeJoy had served as Postmaster General since May 2020. He previously donated to GOP political campaigns.
It’s amazing to me that Dems are always handcuffed by the “rules,” but Republicans ALWAYS find ways to avoid them and get ANYTHING they want.
Weak excuses for the destruction of democracy on their watch.
Schumer pretended to be handcuffed by the parliamentarian once, that was my favorite.
https://www.npr.org/2021/09/19/1038776731/in-a-blow-to-democrats-senate-official-blocks-immigration-reform-in-budget-bill
There was no requirement at all that they followed the parliamentarians advice. She is an advisor, who can be bypassed instantly by whoever controls the senate. They dont even need to call a vote on it. Dems controlled the senate at his time. Schumer just wanted some process to blame for their capitulation.
Then they pretended that they were disappointed with the “ruling” and vowed to bravely continue the fight.
“The role of the parliamentary staff is advisory, and the presiding officer or Senate may overrule the advice of the Parliamentarian”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentarian_of_the_United_States_Senate#%3A~%3Atext=5+References-%2COverview%2Cprovisions+of+the+Byrd+Rule.
I despise Chuck Schumer. I will never forgive him for stabbing Al Franken in the back.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/07/29/the-case-of-al-franken
Yeah same. Franken was a good guy, maybe thats why they didnt support him.
My point was that, even within the rules (both spirit and letter), Biden had the time and opportunity to get rid of DeJoy if he’d wanted to.
Biden didn’t want to.