The United States Postal Service (USPS) has been in the news a lot more than usual lately. Amid controversies over the summer appointment of Louis DeJoy (a former corporate executive with no previous experience in the agency) as the Postmaster General, and more recent coverage of the Postal Service’s role in the upcoming election (and their ability to handle the uptick in mail-in voting) this widely-lauded government service has been the target of increasing calls for privatization.  Given President Trump’s open disdain for USPS, the results of the November election may well determine the future trajectory of this agency. Specifically, votes this November will likely determine whether USPS will remain within the ambit of its original intention: as a public trust for the citizens of the United States or become a privatized corporation where a profit making purpose is imposed on the new incarnation of the Postal Service in a way that will likely lead to disaster for all.  In a longer essay, (that will be published in the Texas Law Review Online) we provide an in-depth look into the Postal Service’s history and mission.  Here, we would like to take a moment to truly unpack the implications of placing a corporate veneer on a public service agency.