And, just a small tidbit @Peter Renfro. The U.S. Postmaster General has issued an edict for mail carriers to leave mail behind if it slows down their route. I do not recall if the good Postmaster said to “throw it all in the dumpster” but still, imagine the number of mailboxes with their flags up for a few days during an election period. Slow down? They don’t call it snail mail for nothin’. Also, when I viewed the number of fines and dismissals and the amount of money involved in those fines during the period of Oct 19-Sept 20, maybe the next huge riot will be about the postal workers and not the police. I mean, one of those non-working rioters and or protesters who doesn’t get his government check and bingo, post offices all over America will be hanging their American Flags upside down. Jus’ sayin’.
Have you looked at the PMG's resume? Major Trump supporter, major investor in postal competitors,no actual postal experience. Tailor made to fit trumps agenda. Yep mail in is going to be an abortion of the highest order, but through no fault of the rank and file.
Uh Pete, I posted just 2 of many videos of “rank and file” people who were caught throwing away mail. Imagine the number of them that did it when the camera wasn’t rolling! To be rather cliche’, If I can totally depend on someone to do a good job with the small things, how in the world can I trust them with something greater? Do note: I love the postal workers on my route and think highly of them but like many companies, the people I personally observe isn’t necessarily the status quo for everyone. For instance, the postmistress here is a jerk-ess and I wouldn’t depend on her for anything although our personal delivery people are great.
Bobby I guess LEO's should be tossed into a big ole barrel also. I am absolutely sure that 99% of them do a wonderful job, the few outliers cast a pall on all of them. How is the postal example any different. I retired from the PO in 2013. Worked at a processing plant and as a letter carrier. We had one instance where a casual, (temp employee, no path to career) got caught stealing what he thought looked like birthday cards. He was caught and escorted to a judge within three weeks. There was another RCA (rural carrier associate) that was overwhelmed by the volume of her route. She would stash the undelivered mail, make it back to the office within standards, and then go out retrieve the mail and delivered it after hours. There was no criminal intent here,just incompetence. She was also fired on the spot. I will not argue that malfeasance happens, and I agree that there should be 0 disenfranchisement, but in no way would misbehavior be enough to have any significant effect on the out come. For you to make a judgement on over 600,000 people based on a couple of instances is just not sensible. Have you looked at the PMG's biography yet?
Particularly when they are encouraged, like all Democrats are, to do everything possible to deny Trump a second term, there's no way we can trust the post office with anything even remotely political.
LOL......and I deleted part of one of my posts comparing your analysis of the police in another post. If I remember right, I challenged you on the same basis. Look Pete, I read your earlier post when you wrote that you didn’t like the idea of mail in voting. Also, I do honor the fact that you’ll defend the postal department with everything you have especially since you retired and have a pension coming from said department. I might also do the same if I was in your shoes. But the fact is, since this virus has been made so political rather than medical, I’m totally suspicious of the DNC when they’re fighting so hard to keep people out of the voting booths and want to hand all of that responsibility on the PO. Edit: Yeah, I read about Dejoy and although I’m not real happy about him except that he donated a huge sum to Trump’s campaign, the postal board of governors voted him in unanimously so it is what it is.
Okee-Dokee...... Now I get it so do try to follow me on this. For a preview into the future if nation wide mail-in voting is passed, look at NY. A judge just ordered that all the mail-in ballots have to be counted-recounted. It’s been nearly a month or two since their primary and they still do not know who is going to appear on the ballot. IF we have mail in voting and if New York is any kind of working paradigm, then we’re all in trouble. IF a winner for the Presidency of the United States is not announced for 20 days after the election....then the House Speaker is appointed as the President. Yup, Nancy Pelosi, the lady who is so staunchly advocating for mail in voting stands a very good chance of becoming our next President and she doesn’t even have to campaign. I dare anyone to come forward to say that the whole debacle in the wake of CV isn’t being very well planned.
To be sure I'm understanding this, what was thrown out was campaign 'literature' and not mail-in votes, correct?
"Yup, Nancy Pelosi, the lady who is so staunchly advocating for mail in voting stands a very good chance of becoming our next President" You act like that's a BAD thing. LOL
Well, I’m sure she has some investments in Russia’s future. I mean, she drinks Vodka and apparently, a lot of it!!
Yup, but again, if a person can’’t be trusted to do the small jobs, how can I trust them with the big and more important one?
That can be taken a couple of ways Dwight. Was it “vodka to get up the courage to show her face”, or was it, “get a facelift because vodka makes one’s face distorted”, or even, “the vodka made the image in the mirror look distorted” hence the false need for the skin stretching?
Much more mundane than any of that... Overuse of alcohol ages and slackens the facial muscles, or so I'm told.