Posted on 01/15/2019 6:05:56 AM PST by captaincaveman
Has President Trump suckered Democrats and the Deep State into a trap that will enable a radical downsizing of the federal bureaucracy? In only 5 more days of the already-“longest government shutdown in history” (25 days and counting, as of today), a heretofore obscure threshold will be reached, enabling permanent layoffs of bureaucrats furloughed 30 days or more.
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Big League RADIAL ! Lets ROLL !
I’m with you in spirit. Trump has been a breath of fresh air for us, but I have to admit to being very disappointed that he backed off on his promise to release the FISA docs. Those docs are the Rosetta Stone that would expose the players and ploys of what is the most dangerous threat to our democracy this country has ever seen. The plotters not only attempted to subvert a presidential election, they also continued to undermine a duly elected president. All done through the abuse of sensitive government resources.
In my opinion, nothing could be more important than exposing such treason. The citizens need to know what went on. The Deep State needs to be exposed and punished so it never happens again. Our intelligence agencies, Justice Department, and other trusted departments need to know they are held to the highest standards and are accountable to the American people. Alas, none of that is happening.
A great opportunity was lost. All because a few documents continue to be withheld from the public. Corruption won the day.
But we already know what's in them. It's all laid out in the spygate document: https://www.theepochtimes.com/spygate-the-true-story-of-collusion_2684629.html
If people haven't read and understood that by now, they probably won't be pursuaded by the official FISA docs with essentially the same information. In the end it's a fourth amendment problem through abuse of the state spying apparatus. That can only be fixed with a reset or perhaps political compromise which the dems don't want.
If people haven’t read and understood that by now, they probably won’t be pursuaded by the official FISA docs with essentially the same information.
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Most people will never read them. That is why Trump should have used the bully pulpit to release and summarize them during an address to the nation from the White House (which is what he did in his Wall speech). That is the only way most people will become aware of the treasonous acts committed against the country.
Trump should also have used the occasion to clean house at the FBI and DOJ and serve notice to the intelligence community that those who engage in the unauthorized use of intelligence tools will be held accountable. This was a golden opportunity to expose the cabal...and most importantly, the right thing to do. The truth shall set you free as they say.
I agree that the issue of fourth amendment violations, sedition, etc are extremely important. Although Hillary's hire, Steele, conspired with some Russians to produce some of the crap used for the FISA warrant, that is not "treason". What would be treason is if Strzok is a double agent (the jury is out) or something along those lines.
In short, there's the reset option which I believe is inevitable anyway in the long run. Or the reform option which may help postpone the need for a reset. The reform is not going to come from a Trump speech inspiring the LIVs. It can only come from brave politicians sticking their necks out to do the reform. Those don't exist in either party, for the most part.
Ed Koch never forgave him for fixing that skating rink, either. Serve the public? Doesn’t he know anything about government?
“An exodus out of Fed employment is already underway - people have bills to pay, a certain level of lifestyle they are accustomed to and the shutdown accompanied by a lot of scary rhetoric is encouraging various bureaucrats to head to the hills of private sector employment.”
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Can you provide a credible source/statistic that the exodus of federal employees is already underway? I would really like to see the underlying facts and data to back your statement up.
Federal employees and bureaucrats are, by and large, very attached to their jobs and benefits. They are not the kind of people who are inclined to leave the cocoon they work in to seek a position in the demanding culture of private industry. Granted, some feds may be willing to take that chance but they would be the ones with real skills, some ambition and the confidence to head off into uncharted waters.
An exodus is unlikley in my opinion but I can be persuaded differerently if evidence exists to support it.
Well, he could do it with the justification that Democrats refuse to negotiate, and these families are going without pay, with this move they will now be able to collect unemployment benefits...
But I really don’t think that’s how this is going to play out.. but it is an interesting theory
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