This is a common theme in Republican administrations dating back to presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. What you do is you break the government, make it very hard for the government to function, and then you loudly announce that the government can’t do anything.
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… poor performers legally. The initial paperwork required to separate poor or abusive performers (when they are … poor performers legally. The initial paperwork required to separate poor or abusive performers (when they are … - page 75
… functions and programs that are duplicated across Cabinet departments or spread across multiple agencies. Congress … functions and programs that are duplicated across Cabinet departments or spread across multiple agencies. Congress … - page 77
… the increasing number of levels between the top heads of departments and the people at the bottom who receive the … the increasing number of levels between the top heads of departments and the people at the bottom who receive the … - page 77
… independent constitutional status nor separate moral - 1251 independent constitutional status nor separate moral legitimacy. Therefore, career civil servants … Page number 77 … independent constitutional status nor separate moral legitimacy. Therefore, career civil servants … - page 77
… the Director of OPM and agency heads to set procedures to prepare lists of such confidential, policy-determining, … policymaking, or policy-advocating positions and prepare procedures to create exceptions from civil service … the Director of OPM and agency heads to set procedures to prepare lists of such confidential, policy-determining, … - page 77
… to prevent union representatives from using official time preparing or pursuing grievances or from engaging in other … to prevent union representatives from using official time preparing or pursuing grievances or from engaging in other … - page 77
… Appointees. The President must rely legally on his top department and agency officials to run the government and on … Appointees. The President must rely legally on his top department and agency officials to run the government and on … - page 77
… given the national government more to do than the complex separation-of-powers Constitution allows. Chapter Central … given the national government more to do than the complex separation-of-powers Constitution allows. … The Constitution, … - page 77
… of national defense and foreign affairs makes the Departments of Defense and State first among equals. … in the George Washington Administration, the War Department (as it was then known) was headed by Henry Knox, … of State. Despite such long and storied histories, neither department is currently living up to its standards, and the … - page 77
… have understood that the surest way to avoid war is to be prepared for it in peace.” Yet the Department of Defense “is a deeply troubled institution.” It … have understood that the surest way to avoid war is to be prepared for it in peace.” Yet the Department of Defense “is a … - page 77
… ways—from Korea, to Vietnam, to Iraq, to Afghanistan—we depart from our constitutional design at our peril. Chapter … ways—from Korea, to Vietnam, to Iraq, to Afghanistan—we depart from our constitutional design at our peril. … The … - page 77
… shedding of American blood. At the same time, we must be prepared to defend our interests and meet challenges where and … shedding of American blood. At the same time, we must be prepared to defend our interests and meet challenges where and … - page 77
… problem at State comes largely from within. Former State Department director of policy planning Kiron Skinner writes in Chapter 6, “[L]arge swaths of the State Department’s workforce are left-wing and predisposed to … President’s policy agenda and vision.” She adds that the department possesses a “belief that it is an independent … - page 77
… must take swift and decisive steps to reforge the department into alean and functional diplomatic machine that … must take swift and decisive steps to reforge the department into alean and functional diplomatic machine that … - page 77
… security Ken Cuccinelli says in Chapter 5 that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a creation of the … that the remaining parts of DHS be distributed among other departments. Chapter Central Personnel Agencies: Managing the … security Ken Cuccinelli says in Chapter 5 that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a creation of the … - page 77
… chapters are adopted, what Skinner says about the State Department could be true for other parts of the federal … chapters are adopted, what Skinner says about the State Department could be true for other parts of the federal … - page 77
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… Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) be moved to the Department of the Interior or, if combined with CISA, to the Department of Transportation. Chapter Department of Homeland Security Page number 134 … • The … - page 134
… of full-scale war (i.e., threatening the homeland), to the Department of Defense (DOD). Alternatively, USCG should be moved to DOD for all purposes. Chapter Department of Homeland Security Page number 134 … • The U.S. … of full-scale war (i.e., threatening the homeland), to the Department of Defense (DOD). Alternatively, USCG should be … - page 134
… to DOJ and the financial enforcement element moved to the Department of the Treasury. Chapter Department of Homeland Security Page number 134 … • The US. … to DOJ and the financial enforcement element moved to the Department of the Treasury. … • The US. Secret Service (USSS) … - page 134
… exist in the moving components as well as the receiving departments. Cutting these costs would save the American taxpayers significant sums. Chapter Department of Homeland Security Page number 134 … All of the … exist in the moving components as well as the receiving departments. Cutting these costs would save the American … - page 134
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