The Executive branch is over all cabinet positions. The Senior Executive Service oversees the cabinet secretaries and offices among others. It is extremely difficult to fire an SES member. They are not hired but are installed, openly, in their positions by the Office of Personnel Management (they're just following orders from the CFR) and they answer to no one in the actual government.
In Trump's first term he had to allow the government to be shut down for 30 days to be able to get rid of a few of them.
The president should be allowed to fire anybody they see fit. If that's allowed all of the SES members would be gone in Trump's first week in office.
Yep. Including military there are about 1.5 million people under the executive branch.
Of course the media liked shaming Trump by saying "a member of Trump's administration..." anytime anybody employed by the government said or did anything imperfect.
Like Trump personally knows and has daily chats with 1.5 million people.
Should be that way, but aren't there "public service unions" now in govt? I believe this is why they were started - to make it nearly impossible to fire alleged "workers" because they are in unions.
That needs stopped immediately. Those people are supposed to work for We the People - not a union.
I understood years ago that the SES was actually paid for and chosen by England. Just like the post office! and that all our taxes go straight to England.
I forgot where I read that but it was several years ago that it came out.
If a president can pardon a convicted felon, he should be able to remove a govt employee from any level or position, without cause.
Needs to be so now we've seen elective branch traitors lie to their boss. I don't want a replay.
YOU'RE FIRED!
The Executive branch is over all cabinet positions. The Senior Executive Service oversees the cabinet secretaries and offices among others. It is extremely difficult to fire an SES member. They are not hired but are installed, openly, in their positions by the Office of Personnel Management (they're just following orders from the CFR) and they answer to no one in the actual government. In Trump's first term he had to allow the government to be shut down for 30 days to be able to get rid of a few of them.
The president should be allowed to fire anybody they see fit. If that's allowed all of the SES members would be gone in Trump's first week in office.
The executive branch is pretty much everything but CONgress and the courts.
Yep. Including military there are about 1.5 million people under the executive branch.
Of course the media liked shaming Trump by saying "a member of Trump's administration..." anytime anybody employed by the government said or did anything imperfect.
Like Trump personally knows and has daily chats with 1.5 million people.
I hope he brings a wrecking ball!
Don't they work in the Executive branch "At the President's pleasure"?
Yes, like most of America. "At will".
Should be that way, but aren't there "public service unions" now in govt? I believe this is why they were started - to make it nearly impossible to fire alleged "workers" because they are in unions.
That needs stopped immediately. Those people are supposed to work for We the People - not a union.
It's tempting now. But can you imagine some future left-leaning president having that kind of power?
Becareful what precedents you set.
I understood years ago that the SES was actually paid for and chosen by England. Just like the post office! and that all our taxes go straight to England.
I forgot where I read that but it was several years ago that it came out.
Of course he should. Surprised it's not the case.
I don't understand why this is a thing? Any other job you have bosses and matrixes to be evaluated by. Why not the Government?
I agree.