Donald Trump wants to reinstate a spoils system in federal government by hiring political loyalists regardless of competence
Donald Trump wants to reinstate a spoils system in federal government by hiring political loyalists regardless of competence
if political loyalty replaces merit as the basis of key federal appointments, Americans can expect government to be less competent – as Andrew Jackson learned during his administration
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Just like his first term.
only far far worse
The aim in a 2nd term for Trump would be to immediately politicize thousands of government positions that are apolitical and require years of education and experience to be competent. The administration felt hampered by being told "no" and "that's illegal" and "we can't do that" by so many of these long-standing staffers that they want to sweep away more than just cabinet and executive positions, but also thousands of jobs that literally keep the government going. It's a GOP wet dream... say that the government is useless and inefficient to get into office and implement changes that make those claims true. But beyond that, it immediately sets up even more executive power which has been their aim since Nixon.
Or to put it into perspective, the US president, thanks to the Supreme Court, now has all the power Hitler needed a false flag operation and emergency powers for. Step 2 in establishing a fascist system is always putting loyalists in key positions and jailing (better: killing) any opposition.
Project 2024 is really just Projekt 1933 with a fresh coat of paint.
We desperately need the Devil Dog today.
Thousands of government and military positions. Don’t believe for a second that he’d restrict himself to civilian agencies and bureaucracies.