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House Democrat: 'Thousands' of Federal Employees May Resign Before January. Where's the Downside?
Redstate.com ^ | 12/12/24 | Ward Clark

Posted on 12/13/2024 7:46:01 AM PST by martin_fierro

For many years, I've been describing what my first act would be should I ever be elected President of the United States. Granted that's unlikely in the extreme; as someone once said, "If nominated, I will not run, if elected, I will not serve." I don't want the job, but were I somehow thrust into it, my first act would be this:

Visit every office, every agency, every anteroom that contained employees that report to the Executive Branch. I would ask every employee therein, from directors to janitors, two questions:

"What is your purpose here?"

"What are you doing right now?"

Anyone who could not answer those questions to my satisfaction would be dismissed on the spot.

Now, cometh the DOGE. Granted they can only recommend; Elon and Vivek can't go in and start firing people. But at least one Democrat congressman, Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, thinks that some federal employees may be heading for the exits already, perhaps anticipating their dismissal.

8X SNIP! X8

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KEYWORDS: hacks
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Please, my [unmangled genital] can only get so erect.
1 posted on 12/13/2024 7:46:01 AM PST by martin_fierro
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To: martin_fierro

It would take longer than your lifetime’s span to interview every federal employee.


2 posted on 12/13/2024 7:49:51 AM PST by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump)
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The downside is
<><>they’ll all be collecting mega-pensions
<><>getting Cadillac healthcare and life insurance......
<><>plus no-show six-figure govt salaries.


3 posted on 12/13/2024 7:50:19 AM PST by Liz (As West Texas ranchers occasionally say: “THAT boy had one too many years of college.”)
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To: martin_fierro

“What are you doing right now?”

Answering stupid questions now let me get back to work.


4 posted on 12/13/2024 7:50:43 AM PST by 3RIVRS
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To: martin_fierro

Why delay?


5 posted on 12/13/2024 7:51:54 AM PST by Preachin' (I stand with many voters who will never vote for a pro abortion candidate.)
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To: HIDEK6

1. Would we notice?

2. See 1 above.


6 posted on 12/13/2024 7:53:14 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within ? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: martin_fierro

WINNING !


7 posted on 12/13/2024 7:54:08 AM PST by woodbutcher1963
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To: martin_fierro

The crap those govt employees pull is amazing. They file paperwork claiming years of work they never did to boost their pensions and get to 30 years retirement faster, for example.

When Reagan was elected I kidded one, “What are you going to do now?” “Presidents come and go, but we are always here” was his reply.


8 posted on 12/13/2024 7:59:16 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Black guy upon receiving a MAGA hat: "MURICA!")
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To: martin_fierro

Great!


9 posted on 12/13/2024 7:59:25 AM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: HIDEK6

Don’t need to. If theywere doing no work it was their boss’ job to monitor and fire.

Fire the bosses — they will turn.


10 posted on 12/13/2024 8:00:57 AM PST by bobbo666
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To: martin_fierro

My day 1 action:

Fire EVERYONE I have the ability to.

They may reapply for the fewer jobs I allow afterwards. The useless and political hacks (same thing) will not be back.

Told this to Ted Cruz in early 2016.


11 posted on 12/13/2024 8:01:47 AM PST by Uncle Miltie ("Israel will just have to ... kill more Christians” - FR's own "nitzy")
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12 posted on 12/13/2024 8:02:56 AM PST by Tench_Coxe (The woke were surprised by the reaction to the Bud Light fiasco. May there be many more surprises)
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To: HIDEK6

Exactly.

Fire virtually everyone a la Musk at X. Don’t give cause, don’t give time, don’t give a reason.

Just do it, because you have the power. Use it.


13 posted on 12/13/2024 8:03:47 AM PST by Uncle Miltie ("Israel will just have to ... kill more Christians” - FR's own "nitzy")
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To: martin_fierro

No downside.


14 posted on 12/13/2024 8:04:33 AM PST by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRob 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: bobbo666

Takes too long.

Just fire everybody.


15 posted on 12/13/2024 8:05:11 AM PST by Uncle Miltie ("Israel will just have to ... kill more Christians” - FR's own "nitzy")
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To: Uncle Miltie

Harry Browne-libertarian. “I would tell 50% of the workers they will be fired in one year and if they quit tomorrow I’ll pay them for 2 years”.


16 posted on 12/13/2024 8:05:16 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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It would take longer than your lifetime’s span to interview every federal employee.


as my mother used to say, starting is half done.


17 posted on 12/13/2024 8:09:10 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are not longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: martin_fierro

I hope it’s 10s or even 100s of thousands.


18 posted on 12/13/2024 8:12:55 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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“Visit every office, every agency, every anteroom that contained employees that report to the Executive Branch.”

There won’t be anyone there. 94% of fed workers are goofing off at home. The easiest thing to do is a reduction in force with heavy emphasis at the management level. I would start at 10%. Monitor vital services. Then increase the RIF until you strike the bone.


19 posted on 12/13/2024 8:13:13 AM PST by DeplorablePaul
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ESPECIALLY! ICE and border patrol agents who are still shuttling illegal aliens in right now. At this point they could stop; by the time they got fired Trump would be in.


20 posted on 12/13/2024 8:13:52 AM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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