Postal Service says it’s immune from local traffic laws
“In providing mail service across the country, the Postal Service attempts to work within local and state laws and regulations, when feasible,” wrote Breslin, after reminding “To Whom It May Concern” that postal workers promptly deliver over 200 billion pieces of mail annually.
“However, as you are probably aware, the Postal Service enjoys federal immunity from state and local regulation,” she continued.
That last bit did not go over well with American Traffic Solutions (ATS), the Arizona-based company that enforces East Cleveland’s camera citations.
“By attempting to hide behind an immunity claim, you are aiding and abetting your drivers in their blatant disregard for the traffic laws in East Cleveland, which have endangered other drivers, pedestrians and school children,” ATS attorney George Hittner wrote in his three-page response to Breslin, who received it on Thursday.
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196 billion of those pieces are stuff you will promptly throw in the sh!tcan but, we’re gonna break the law anyhow…..
suck it up proles…
ted c on February 3, 2013 at 5:03 PM
Everyday average Americans sink further into serfdom.
jawkneemusic on February 3, 2013 at 5:07 PM
I thought the USPS wasn’t part of the government? Or is it only part of the government when nomenklatura immunities need to be invoked.
forest on February 3, 2013 at 5:25 PM
What about those pieces they don’t deliver ‘promptly’?
Or just maybe those pieces put in the mail in November 2011 that were delivered to my box in March of 2012 are considered delivered promptly by the service.
News2Use on February 3, 2013 at 5:30 PM
Rule Of Law? What Rule Of Law?
BigGator5 on February 3, 2013 at 5:59 PM
Laws are for little people.
nobar on February 3, 2013 at 6:01 PM
The post office could simply refuse to deliver any mail sent from Traffic Enforcement.
kregg on February 3, 2013 at 6:29 PM
Total bull-pockey.
RoadRunner on February 3, 2013 at 7:01 PM
Outrage! This is exactly how Hitler and Stalin got started out.
Pablo Honey on February 3, 2013 at 8:19 PM
Hmmm, forced government monopoly, claiming immunity from the law…. I think I can see where this ends up, and it isn’t pretty – at least not for the government monopolists.
GWB on February 3, 2013 at 8:26 PM