They cooperate with government only when it will harm the cause of freedom. They sincerely believe that when the hard left takes over, they will be looked to as those in charge. The career bureaucrats will have lots to say about THAT...
Eliminating the career bureaucrat should be on an equal footing with eliminating career politicians through term limits. If it doesn't happen things can only get worse.
YES. I say this to everyone who wants "term limits." Your elected representatives, no matter how flawed, are the last, dying power the public have. There is NO limit on government bureaucrats time in office, their programs, or the debt and spending that feed them. They are the real power in America today.