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Voters are being asked to trust an election system in which a key part of the process of casting votes is controlled by an organization loyal to one candidate.
In a press statement, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) announced its endorsement:
© Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via Getty ImagesBrian Renfroe, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers
The nation's 290,000 active and retired city letter carriers represented by the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) are proud to announce our endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz to serve as the next president and vice president of the United States.The Pew Research Center reported in July that Republicans and Democrats continue to have vastly divergent views on vote-by-mail. 82% of Democrats say it should be freely available without excuse; only 37% of Republicans agree.
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As a local prosecutor, state attorney general, senator, and vice president, Kamala Harris is a proven supporter of working families, organized labor, and the Postal Service. As a senator, she was instrumental in advocating for essential relief for the Postal Service at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. She served as vice president of the administration that signed the Postal Service Reform Act into law. She is a fierce defender of civil rights, voting rights, and our democratic system.
Governor Walz is a union brother and veteran. He is a former public school teacher who has devoted his life to public service. As governor, he has kept working families at the forefront by enacting a paid family and medical leave program, child tax credits, and universal free school meals for all Minnesota students.
Similarly, 63% of Republicans say that making it easier to register and vote would make elections less secure, while only 20% of Democrats agree. Universal vote-by-mail and other changes were imposed in many states in 2020 by judicial fiat, usually after Democrats sued to impose reforms over the objections of Republicans.
Some Republican-governed states have tightened rules around the practice, but it remains widespread.
Few other democracies in the world use vote-by-mail, and many democracies refuse to allow absentee voting except in limited circumstances.
" That postal union had endorsed Biden during the 2020 presidential campaign, the Washington Times reported.The Postal Service operates outside the executive branch, so is not subject to presidential orders applying to government employees unless specifically named in the order, according to the Post ."
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One can safely speculate that this mandate removal is the "...essential relief for the Postal Service at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic." brought about by Harris.