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in2herbs

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9. Doesn't the Constitution require a post office or a mail delivery service between states? If so, how can

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 10:56 PM

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the postal service be left un or under-funded?

If a liberal reading of the Constitutional provision was to be made, it could be argued that the roads required for mail delivery should receive highway tax money as part of their funding.

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