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Originally Posted by Busty2
USPS an "establishment of the executive branch of the Government of the United States", (39 U.S.C. § 201) as it is controlled by Presidential appointees and the Postmaster General.
So if Chump doesn't like it he can change it. And watch USPS lose billions when Amazon opens up "Amazon Mail" next year!!!
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It is not quite that simple.
Since 1971 the USPS has been an "Independent" establishment of the executive branch. Since it is independent it does NOT take it's orders directly from the executive branch, nor does the executive branch control it.
The Postmaster General is NOT a Presedintial appointee but instead is appointed by the Governors of the Postal Service.
The Board of Governors are Presidential appointees but there are strict rules, including professional requirements, on who may be appointed. They are currently appointed for a term of 7 years.
Right now, the only members of the Board of Governors are the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General. So Trump can appoint the 9 Governor seats that have been vacant since like 2010 because of Congress failing to approve any appointments. But as I stated, there are actually professional requirements and he cannot just pick his friends.
https://about.usps.com/publications/...pub100_036.htm
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United States Postal Service
The Post Office Department was transformed into the United States Postal Service, an independent establishment of the executive branch of the Government of the United States. The mission of the Postal Service remained the same, as stated in Title 39 of the U.S. Code:
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The new Postal Service officially began operations on July 1, 1971, when the Postmaster General ceased to be a member of the President’s Cabinet. The Postal Service received:
Operational authority vested in a Board of Governors and Postal Service executive management, rather than in Congress.
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https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/le...-governors.htm
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The governors are chosen to represent the public interest generally and cannot be representatives of special interests.
Not more than five of the nine may belong to the same political party.
They shall be chosen solely based on their experience in the field of public service, law or accounting.
However, at least four of the governors shall be chosen solely based on their demonstrated ability in managing organizations or corporations (in either the public or private sector) that employ at least 50,000 employees.
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