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The Greeks had bureaucrats, the Romans had them, the Chinese, the Mongols and heaven help protect the Czar from them. Every government need bureaucrats but forgets to rotate them out every 50 years.

In the early years, before civil service, the federal bureaucracy would be mostly replaced with every change of administration. It helped keep things under control.

We also need to limit the offices needing Senate approval to just the cabinet secretaries, and maybe their immediate subordinates. Three years in, and Trump STILL has mostly Obama holdovers running things.

8 posted on 10/07/2019 5:37:40 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 ("Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)

In the early years, before civil service, the federal bureaucracy would be mostly replaced with every change of administration

It was called "The Spoils System" (appointing cronies and supporters to Fed Jobs). Around 1883 the present system was introduced as they thought it would stop the chaos that resulted after a different political party won the Presidency.

What could go wrong?