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thanks for the Vox article and the Wikipedia stuff.

how deep is the Swamp/Deep State?

11 Mar: WaPo: Distinguished person of the week: Someone takes his oath seriously
by Jennifer Rubin
It was a small but brave blow for honest, law-abiding government. CNN reported:
“The US Office of Special Counsel announced Tuesday that White House aide Kellyanne Conway violated the Hatch Act...” ...
“In a new report, the OSC special counsel, Henry Kerner, pointed to Conway’s TV interviews...”

Kerner, as required by law, referred the matter to her boss, President Trump — who will do nothing, we can easily predict. Ethics? Following rules? Separating political and personal concerns from the people’s business? Unheard of in this White House...

Kerner’s action is a reaffirmation that there are rules in place, although this administration continues to violate them. Like calling out Trump for more than 2,000 lies, the decision to call the White House to account for ethical violations (a tiny portion of them) reminds the country that Trump is not a king and his courtiers are not immune from the laws that govern everyone who chooses to serve. In doing so, Kerner implicitly raises the question: Why isn’t Congress, the Justice Department and/or the Office of Government Ethics calling out the raft of self-dealing, conflicts of interest and foreign emoluments that have turned this administration into an imitation of a Third World potentate?...

In addition, Kerner reminds us that one of the bulwarks against authoritarianism are dedicated professionals (both civil service and political appointees, as Kerner is) who serve in administrations of both parties and take seriously their responsibility to enforce a code of conduct...

For all of these reasons, we can say, well done, Mr. Kerner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2018/03/11/distinguished-person-of-the-week-someone-takes-his-oath-seriously/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3392da6e5a85