Over the last 10-15 years, I have seriously reconsidered whether ending the Spoils System was a good idea. When you consider the leaks, unprofessional behavior, and downright insubordination of large numbers of Federal employees, it’s no wonder the Spoils System was common sense to the early nation. One final point: The Founders probably never imagined a Federal Leviathan like what we have today. I wonder sometimes if a return to a Spoils System would allow a reformer like Trump to purge unnecessary fat from the Federal bureaucracy.
There is nothing but political bias in long entrenched federal bureaucrats.
They are human beings after all, able to develop their own world view, a part of which includes their ability to hold onto a federal job nearly for life without recourse from the elected officials, as well as which party is going to keep funding their positions. It was inevitable that the bias of the deep state would be towards the big government party. It’s part political and part self-interest.
I accept that merit out to be the standard for many federal jobs, but not for any federal job that has ANY management responsibility. Why? I believe when we elect a new administration we should expect and get a new administration, not a puppet who must call the same tune as the entrenched bureaucracy.
Recent “whistle blowers” are no more than politically disgruntled bureaucrats opposed the new elected government.
bkmk
Interesting perspective.
All systems - spoils or civil service - are highways of abuse.
That’s why I always advocate cutting all taxes, and reducing all government - at every level.
If the bureaucrats have less power and less money, they can do less harm.
The so called spoils system is a President appointing people who he can count on to advance his agenda. Instead we get a Prussian bureaucracy who sets policy, answers to nobody, and sees an elected president as a minor and temporary nuisance.
The real problem,,,,,,,,,,
https://aim4truth.org/2018/01/03/deep-state-shadow-government-revealed-senior-executive-service/