Posted on 07/25/2023 6:11:51 AM PDT by Red Badger
“Progressives” are angling to build an illegal supermajority on the Postal Service governing board, destroying what’s left of election integrity—but only if Senate Republicans let them.
Restoration News was the first to report on the latest front in election integrity: The battle for control of the U.S. Postal Service. Now that conflict is heating up.
In May, the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) launched a new offensive to seize control of the USPS Board of Governors with the goal of transforming the $81 billion organization into the world’s biggest mail-in ballot collector. APWU protesters gathered outside the board’s quarterly meeting in Washington, D.C., to harangue Postmaster General Louis DeJoy—a Trump appointee—and demand Biden replace the DeJoy-friendly board with a “progressive” majority bent on firing him and expanding vote-by-mail.
Their agent of choice: Former Rep. Brenda Lawrence, the recently retired Democrat representing Detroit. Lawrence is a former postal worker and member of both APWU and the National Association of Letter Carriers. The other likely candidate is former Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), who passed the $57 billion Postal Reform Act of 2022 (with DeJoy’s help), expanding mail delivery services and postal worker healthcare benefits.
Either woman would effectively serve as the postal unions’ representative on the board. Both support massively expanding USPS’ vote-by-mail capabilities, as do all ofBiden’s board nominees, notably Republican Derek Kan.
But there’s a catch.
The 9-person board is limited by law to 5 members of either party. Democrats already control 5 seats: 4 by overt Democrats, and a fifth through the nominally “independent” Amber McReynolds. As we’ve pointed out, McReynolds is the former head of the National Vote at Home Institute, the activist organization responsible for the Left’s rapid adoption of all-mail elections in 2020, and an outspoken “progressive.”
Labeling her an “independent” is ridiculous on a board where partisan leanings matter.
There’s no reason Biden wouldn’t pick either Lawrence or Maloney to replace the outgoing Democrat Donald Lee Moak. But activists are angling for the President to also replace outgoing Republican member William Zollars, handing the Left an illegal supermajority of 6 votes—and the power to finally fire DeJoy.
The Far Left Moves In
This campaign is already in full swing. The Save the Post Office Coalition includes 300 left-wing groups ranging from the ACLU, to the government workers union AFSCME, to the radical global warmers at 350.org—evidence that the Left sees taking over USPS as a top priority, not a niche issue.
The coalition’s top priority is filling both seats with governors who will “deliver a majority on the board,” “with or without Republican support” in the Senate.
For the auto workers unions, the coalition demands union-built “emission-free vehicles” whose engines won’t “poison” “black and brown communities” with “toxic air.” Who knew gasoline-powered cars were killing people left and right?
And Congress—not the states, notice—must massively expand vote-by-mail by federalizing elections. Conveniently, the coalition points out that Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar (MN) already has model legislation to do exactly that.
We know the Left’s modus operandi well: Fabricate a public “crisis,” magic up a fake grassroots coalition, then devise a “solution” (which invariably helps the Democrats). Just consider the array of groups backing this project:
Virtually every major union, including the AFL-CIO, United Auto Workers, SEIU, National Nurses United, and National Education Association;
* The United Church of Christ;
* The Center for American Progress, the Left’s top think tank;
* Pierre Omidyar’s Democracy Fund, a mega-funder;
* Demos, the think tank of the far Left (more on its own anti-DeJoy coalition here)
* The gay and transgender group Lambda Legal;
* Vote.org, a voter registration machine;
* The “green” get-out-the-vote group League of Conservation Voters;
* Everytown for Gun Safety, the Left’s premier gun control organization;
* People for the American Way, which protests conservative judicial nominees;
* Stand Up Republic, Evan McMullin’s ever-more-leftist NeverTrump group;
* The Hub Project, a strategy front for Arabella Advisors’ $1.6 billion “dark money” network; and
* UnidosUS, a Hispanic get-out-the-vote group (formerly the National Council of La Raza, or “the Race”)
The coalition itself is managed by Take on Wall Street, a union-backed successor to the Occupy Wall Street debacle in 2008. But Take On Wall Street is actually a front for Americans for Financial Reform—itself spawned by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a professional protest group that specializes in running astroturf campaigns populated with hundreds of “progressive” groups.
Hold the Line
The way to stop this scheme is simple: Refuse to confirm two Democrats to the USPS Board of Governors. Democrats have a bare majority in the Senate, but any vote relies on two swing votes by Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) and Joe Manchin (WV). Winning either—and keeping the GOP in line—is enough to stop the scheme.
Republicans are smart to use vote-by-mail to defeat Democrats, and in all likelihood they must if they want to win in 2024. But that also means keeping the Left from handing control over elections to Washington. If they’re serious about election integrity—and winning elections—they’ll do both.
You forgot the people that want to murder BABIES!
Who cares who runs the USPS Governing board? They don't get to order individual postmasters to violate federal law, nor can they prevent individual postmasters from violating federal law if they so choose.
If there are problems, it will be at the rank and file level, not at the governing board level.
I have a great idea, let’s spend all of our time trying to get rid of electronic voting machines, meanwhile Democrats are on the verge of creating a permanent vote by mail election system where Democrats can’t lose
Interesting! Thanks for posting.
Congress—not the states—are compelled to massively expand
the Democrats’ heinous vote-by-mail steal, by federalizing elections.
Conveniently, ambitious federalizer Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar (MN) already has model legislation to do exactly that.
We know the Left’s modus operandi well:
<><>Fabricate a public “crisis,”
<><>magically invent a faked grassroots coalition,
<><>devise a crooked “solution” (which invariably helps the power-mongering Democrats).
<><>then line up the co-conspirators.
Just consider the array of groups backing this vote-steal project: Virtually every major union, including the AFL-CIO, United Auto Workers, SEIU, National Nurses United, and National Education Association......more listed above.
Feinstein won't be capable of voting for much longer. I wonder how soon a Newsome appointment/replacement would take.
FOR DEMOCRATS, PATH TO 2024 victory is
VOTE-BY-MAIL colluding with THE POSTAL SERVICE:
Congress—not the states—are compelled to massively expand
the Democrats’ heinous vote-by-mail steal, by federalizing elections.
Conveniently, ambitious federalizer Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar (MN) already has model legislation to do exactly that.
We know the Left’s modus operandi well:
<><>Fabricate a public “crisis,”
<><>magically invent a faked grassroots coalition,
<><>devise a crooked “solution” (which invariably helps the power-mongering Democrats).
<><>then line up the co-conspirators.
Just consider the array of groups backing this vote-steal project: Virtually every major union, including the AFL-CIO, United Auto Workers, SEIU, National Nurses United, and National Education Association......more listed above.
Republicans Must Stop This.
Contact Congress
U.S. House of Representatives:
* Telephone: 202-225-3121
* Website: http://www.house.gov/
U.S. Senate:
* Telephone: 202-224-3121
* Website: http://www.senate.gov/
Bkmk
Like the USPS union workers who conveniently always endorse Democrats
Election integrity is dead. And no one has the balls to fix it.
We can't even get politicians to clean up the voter rolls, and that is as basic as it gets.
Cute graphic, but it DOES matter who controls the USPS board. Who do you think controls hiring and promotion policy?
It's like the FIB who is rotten to the core with leftists no matter who was attorney general and President.
The rank and file postal workers will still lean left, as they do in almost all government jobs.
americanconservative.com
Today’s Democratic Party is addicted to power and will not surrender it, no matter which presidential nominee Republicans put forth in 2024.
Conservatives have a big opportunity to be the party of free speech and liberty, but only if they are serious about battling “misinformation” laws and defending the Electoral College.
House Republicans’ newly introduced ACE Act suggests they might be.
Almost every provision in the bill is designed to counter or preempt these measures, from mandating photo ID for first-time mail voters, to banning private funding for elections, to prohibiting non-citizens from voting in state and local elections.
The ACE Act is an excellent start, but it needs to go further. Conservatives are learning that saving the country means learning to out-fox the enemy in mail-in ballots and ballot harvesting. That may look ugly to many, but they should remember this: The true glory we aim for is not simply to win an election, but to restore our republic.
Congressman introduces election reform bill [i.e. Easier to cheat bill]
NBC right now ^ | July 24, 2023 | Brent Addleman
Posted on 7/25/2023, 10:03:03 AM by fwdude
Improving ballot access is the focus of new legislation introduced by a Maine congressman.
The Freedom to Vote Act has been introduced by U.S. Sen. Angus King Jr., I-Maine.
The legislation, if enacted, would set basic national standards regarding voting rights.
...
If enacted, the law would be automatic and online voter registration, make Election Day a public holiday, ensure uniform early voting, and same-day voter registration. According to a release, it would also establish federal minimum standards on vote by mail and drop boxes.
According to a release, the bill would also prevent state election subversion by establishing federal protections and protecting election records, infrastructure, and tabulation.
The bill would also establish nonpartisan redistricting reform and ban gerrymandering by requiring states to follow a specific set of criteria for congressional redistricting.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcrightnow.com ...
Why not phone it in..? Pretty much what is going on.
There needs to be a parallel effort in the state legislatures.
It’s possible the USSC will bounce this and say it’s up to the state legislatures. Something I am sympathetic too! (In general, I want more power devolved to the states!). Yes, some legislatures are hopeless, but it still needs to be tried.
Agree, there will be problems at the rank and file level in any case. Buttt. If the USPS leadership is all in for mail fraud—it will increase the incidence of mail in voter fraud. People usually obey the boss.
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