To: Constitutionalist Conservative
Privatize the Post Office
Why is govt in this business?
3 posted on
07/14/2003 9:25:19 AM PDT by
joesnuffy
(Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
To: joesnuffy
Why is govt in this business?Constituiton of the United States of America, Article I, Section 8
(powers of Congress)
"To establish Post Offices and post Roads;"
7 posted on
07/14/2003 9:32:45 AM PDT by
ASA Vet
("Those who know, don't talk. Those who talk, don't know." (I'm in the Sgt Schultz group))
To: joesnuffy
Why is govt in this business?Amazingly, it's one of the few things the fedgov does that is constitutionally authorized. The compelling reasons for government control that existed 200 years ago no longer exist.
Memo to Congress:
There is an important corollary to the principle that you may do only what the Constitution permits you to do. To wit: Even if the Constitution says you may do something, it does not necessarily follow that you should do that thing.
To: joesnuffy
Enabling interstate commerce, it's one of the oldest parts of the fed. I think the post office works well and see no need for reform, the only problem I have is that the era of junkmail got them addicted to being in the black. Except for a few years in the early 90s it's never been in the black and should be in the black. The deliver mail efficiently and quickly, no problems here.
10 posted on
07/14/2003 9:36:56 AM PDT by
discostu
(you've got to bleed for the dancer)
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson