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"I would to see our new republican controlled congress in 2003 require that all fed employees from GS7 and above have to submit in writing their letter of resignation after each presidential election to the new president. Then, after he is sworn in that president has 4 years to leave them at their jobs or to accept their resignation.

How would the unions play into this? Wouldn't they whine seniority and such? Just for example, because I'd like to get a better understanding, say a dem president was elected. What's to prevent him from rehiring the sleeze that was eliminated from the previous administration? Maybe a clause, if you resign, you can never work for that department again.

"Then, we could apply your standards: Like undoing the absurd promotion to cabinet level. Add some serious accountability, like if you publish something without proper scientific rigor, you're automatically out the door, and maybe in jail, depending on how blatant. Like mandatory cost-of-implementation and cost-per-life-saved assesments that can't be sneaked around. Like a cap on department budget, not to exceed 0.001% of last year's GDP, etc."

I'd like to see simiilar accountibilty applied to these departments as in business. Submit your budget and have quarterly reviews. If you are over your budget, there had better be cut backs. I'd also like to see public published employee reviews.

"This dual sword could be used in all federal departments to massively weed out and selectively weed out the Rat mantra/agenda pushers."

Remember this plan would also apply to a liberal administration.

"To make it fair, GW could ask for this bill in his state of union address. Congress could pass it the next day and require that all federal employees send their letter of resignation to GW. Then immediately your performance standards would be set into action. "

You have more faith in congress than I do. I don't think congress would pass this without a fight.

Congress members would fight it. However, if GW addressed the problem in the state of the union speech or some other bully pulpit it could help. Or he could just use some more stealth presidency even with the power of both houses.

Actually, it would be good if the rules applied to people hired by both parties. You could end up with the same result 10 to 12 years down the road with repubie bureaucrats.

The unions would fight it down to their last penny in court battles. That is why we would need some conservative judges down the road to say no to the unions and yes to their bosses the American Tax payers. If the federal unions used most of their funds fighting this, then they would not have as much money to donate to the rats.

These people are arrogant and operate as if they were the elected people. It is time to end that arrogance.