friend -- Thanks in part to your activism, Postmaster General
Louis DeJoy just announced he's "suspending" further removal of postal
equipment -- but that's not good enough. He also needs to restore what he
already removed, otherwise he and Trump will have gotten away with
undermining the November election. 

[ [link removed] ]Will you join nearly 250,000 people and sign the petition to tell
Congress to save the postal service now? Read on to learn more about
what's happened and how you can help. -- Robert and the team at Demand
Progress

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Dear friend,

By now I'm sure you've seen the horrific news: Donald Trump is destroying
the post office in order to undermine the November election. He even
admitted it last week.^1

Across America we're seeing Trump's goons taking away mailboxes,
destroying sorting equipment, and causing massive delays in the mail, all
in order to cause chaos and delays in delivering the mail before the
election.^2

We need to tell both parties in Congress and to act immediately to stop
Trump and save the postal service. Can you take action right now?

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition and tell Congress to fund the USPS and ensure we can
vote by mail this fall!

Across America reports are flooding in that the post office is
experiencing unprecedented delays delivering mail. People are getting
medicines they need weeks late. Letters and packages aren't getting
through.^3

This is due to Trump's new Postmaster General, who is a major donor to
Trump and other Republicans, imposing destructive cuts that are
undermining a basic pillar of a modern society. And it's deliberately
putting the November election at risk by undermining vote by mail.^4

As the pandemic grows worse, it's more urgent than ever that Americans
have the option to vote by mail this fall. There's huge energy right now
across the country to save the postal service and our democracy. But if
we're going to do it, we need to tell Congress. We're running out of time.

Congress is debating the next stimulus and Democrats have proposed
billions in urgently needed funding to stop this crisis, save the postal
service, and make voting by mail safe and secure. But we need leaders from
both parties to show urgency and solve this crisis immediately -- not when
they get back from their break in September. 

We need to tell the entire Congress to act now. Can you help?

[ [link removed] ]Add your name: Tell Congress to save the postal service and our
democracy!

Thanks for taking action in this urgent moment,

Robert and the team at Demand Progress

[ [link removed] ]DONATE

Sources:
1. CNN, "Trump says he opposes funding USPS because of mail-in
voting," [ [link removed] ]August 13, 2020.
2. The Independent, "Postal service seen hauling mailboxes away in trucks
as Trump's pick to lead USPS makes controversial changes before election,"
[ [link removed] ]August 14, 2020.
3. New York Times, "Mail Delays Fuel Concern Trump is Undercutting Postal
System Ahead of Voting," [ [link removed] ]July 31, 2020.
4. NPR, "Pending Postal Service Changes Could Delay Mail And Deliveries,
Advocates Warn," [ [link removed] ]July 29, 2020.
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