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On 2016-03-23, JimP <blue@cwahi.net> wrote:

> On 23 Mar 2016 13:23:30 GMT, jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> mausg@mail.com wrote:
>>
>>> On 2016-03-22, jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> greymaus wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2016-03-21, Osmium <r124c4u102@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Stephen Sprunk" wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 19-Mar-16 18:07, Osmium wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In point of fact *you* falsely claimed that *they* falsely claimed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Historically, a President appointed so many people to
>>>>> office in their last day and hours, and each app. needed
>>>>> a signature, that they couldnt write for weeks after.
>>>>> I forget which.
>>>>>
>>>> Are you sure you're not talking about pardons?  Those
>>>> would be signed over time but submitted on the last day.
>>>
>>> Well, I started to research the thing,which I should have done at first.
>>>
>>> http://www.ebay.com/cln/mml1942/postmaster-appointments-presidential/69359837010
>>>
>>> Is a sale of postmaster appoitments. According to it, after 1928,
>>> postmasters appointments were printed,
>>>
>>> Hours later, no Joy. Where the hell did I read it.
>>>
>>> (Postmaster-general seems to have been an important position)
>>
>> The post office used to be the dumping ground for [can't think of
>> term]  giving paying jobs to people who helped the politiican.
>> That stopped when the PO was spun off from the government.
>> I don't remember when that happened...1970s?
>
> Sophants who donated lots of money to particular politicians. Probably
> not the correct term either.

Here in Canada, this oft-used practice is referred to as "patronage".
It usually applies to Senate appointments, and serves the added purpose
of urging that body to act as a rubber stamp for the ruling party's
initiatives - sort of like Supreme Court appointments but less subtle.

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Re: Qbasic jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-03-22 13:40 +0000
  Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-03-22 08:28 -0700
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  Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-03-22 08:29 -0700
    Re: Qbasic jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-03-23 13:23 +0000
  Re: Qbasic mausg@mail.com - 2016-03-22 20:14 +0000
    Re: Qbasic jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-03-23 13:23 +0000
      Re: Qbasic JimP. <blue@cwahi.net> - 2016-03-23 09:42 -0500
        Re: Qbasic Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-03-23 16:26 +0000
          Re: Qbasic jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-03-24 12:55 +0000

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