The most immediate and easiest thing to do would be to decertify federal government unions. That can be done by rescinding JFK’s executive order allowing them. It requires no legislation. That removes hard core left wing meddling from at least 40% of FedGov. That was Lois Lerner’s power base. (Allowing union partisanship inside a sensitive area like the IRS! Who thought that was a good idea? I can see why Rats would want access to that kind of information and power.) Also actually enforce the Hatch Act! Rat administrations ignore it, GOP administrations pay lip service to it. McCabe should have been given the choice when his wife entered partisan politics: 1) You find another job outside FedGov (private sector), or 2) You’re wife not run, or 3) Divorce your wife. My comments on your 3 proposals:
“..1. Very strict term limits for elected office. ..”
Absolutely agree! A decade (10 or 12 years) in office is enough! Go home!
” ... 2. Strict limits on any political activity by government employees - with immediate loss of job and pension as a consequence (e.g. Lois Lerner should have faced these consequences). ...”
Already exists! (Hatch Act) just rarely to never enforced!
“.. 3. Strict limits on total years allowed (25 years) in jobs in specific federal agencies and departments (e.g. State, Justice, Homeland Security, H&HS, FBI, etc.). ..”
In practice not really very effective to solve this problem, in 25-30 years the vast majority of those people are headed for retirement.
If you’re talking about the SES ranks those people at least on paper don’t have the civil service protections regarding termination. So at least in theory those people can be fired for misbehavior. Also on paper the Hatch Act restrictions are even more stringent. It’s just not enforced!
“The most immediate and easiest thing to do would be to decertify federal government unions. “
Exactly. Good post. That HAS to be done as well as radically reducing the fed govt by whatever means necessary. It’s now or never.