P and postal delivery

[David Morris]

It's interesting that P would have focused so early on what we in the net
era now realize is all power.

On Saturday, January 19, 2013, Don Higgins wrote:

> Article I, section 8, Clause 7 of the United States Constitution grants
> Congress merely says Congress has the power "to establish post offices
> and post roads." The wiki article says this "has been interpreted as a de
> facto Congressional monopoly over the delivery of mail. Accordingly, no
> other system for delivering mail – public or private – can be established,
> absent Congress's consent." When did that interpretation become current and
> who interpreted to mean that? would seem to be relevant questions to Lot 49.
>
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