Rep. Don Beyer

@RepDonBeyer ↗

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Rep. Don Beyer @RepDonBeyer

It wasn't always this way. There was a time when an incoming president handed out government jobs to loyalists and supporters after taking office, and the civil service constantly turned over with administrations. That was terrible for the country. 3/ https://t.co/VYmx8U8xpD — PolitiTweet.org

Trump’s order creating a new class of federal employees without workplace protections beckons images of the spoils… https://t.co/9VFyt7D1Y2

Posted Nov. 27, 2020 Hibernated

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Rep. Don Beyer @RepDonBeyer

Presidents appoint leaders of federal agencies, for instance Cabinet secretaries and their staffs, but most civil servants are career federal employees, a professional staff that provide continuity no matter which party is in power. Congress passed laws to create this system. 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 27, 2020 Hibernated

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Rep. Don Beyer @RepDonBeyer

Congress passed the Pendleton Act in 1883 to end this practice (the "spoils system"), and over time created a permanent, professional civil service that works for the American people, not the benefit of one person. Trump is trying to undo that now. 4/ https://t.co/n9yeQr6yMB — PolitiTweet.org

Political loyalty tests will destroy the professionalism of our indispensable public institutions. https://t.co/akDNCnbIR9

Posted Nov. 27, 2020 Hibernated