Friday, October 23, 2020

Tugging the Reins

If you needed another reason to vote for Trump, The Washington Post provides one. It reports an order has gone out to executive branch agencies to remove civil service protections from government workers whose roles include policy-making. 

Most government employees will not be affected as they merely carry out policy made by others. Needless to say this order is wildly unpopular with senior DC swamp critters. 

Fans of the PBS Brit-com shows Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister will recognize it as an attempt to rein in the insider-armed-with-stumbling-blocks role of senior civil servants who frustrate administration policy initiatives at every turn. This action is both long overdue and classic Trump.