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by yummyfajitas 4863 days ago
Since we're all guaranteed postal service in the constitution...

Could you cite the relevant part of the constitution?

As far as I know Congress has the power to "establish Post Offices and Post Roads", but there is no requirement that they do so.

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All the constitution says is:

"The congress shall have power ... To establish Post Offices and post Roads;"

I haven't chased down future acts, but the post office act of 1792 definitely does mandate certain postal routes to be maintained by the postal service.