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The establishment of the post office is not in the Bill of Rights, it's not an inalienable God-given right that the government exists to protect. Personally I d
by googthrowaway42 6y ago
The establishment of the post office is not in the Bill of Rights, it's not an inalienable God-given right that the government exists to protect. Personally I don't have a problem with it even though people like Jefferson expressed concern that it would be a waste of money and should not be the federal government's responsibility.
- lovehashbrowns 6y agoIt's not in the Bill of Rights, it just happens to be in Article I of the Constitution and got its first postmaster general of Benjamin Franklin in 1775. And yes, Jefferson expressed concern about it. And I don't disagree with him in principle; it can certainly seem like a waste of money. However, it has morphed into something beyond what was probably intended (as a lot of things in the Constitution have). Delivering medication, ballots, voter registration, government documents, delivering secret and confidential mail for the government, etc. These are things that I feel should be backed by the federal government, and paid for with taxpayer money because it benefits all of us to have a mail system that is not based only on profits. I know you aren't disagreeing with me, and you are merely adding context, by the way. I am not trying to argue/debate with you.