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Years of research about the people who work in the federal government finds that most of them are devoted civil servants who are committed to civic duty without regard to partisan politics.
The presidential race that voters didn’t want, a match-up between the antediluvian Democrat and the Republican autocrat, has begun.
Reiteratively and summarily put, patronage appointment has negative effects on democracy and good governance. It undermines merit-based systems, encourages corruption, divides society, and weakens institutions. In fact, to promote democracy and good governance, it is essential to eliminate patronage appointment, and promote transparency, accountability, and merit-based systems.
The National Treasury Employees Union said the threat of Schedule F may be more severe than it thought.
Democrats' control of the administrative state is a DEFCON 1-level crisis for our system of government and, by extension, our way of life.