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Aren’t the regulatory agencies all under the executive function? Isn’t the President the head of the executive?

That seems entirely reasonable.

I find it interesting that HN posts so many article about how the intelligence agencies are “loose canons”. A big part of that are the tens of thousands of employees that never change when the President does.

Seems like a great idea that a new President could clean house.




Being able to fire a scientist at the NWS because you disagree with their scientific findings shouldn't be allowed. Organizations like NASA, NOAA, et. al. were chartered to render findings of scientific fact and replacing people because you disagree with the scientific truth or their expertise is going to completely destroy those institutions.


High ranking officials of the executive government should be in office until the next election and only if the next president also wants them should they get their job back. These people have a lot of power and voters should have power over them in turn.




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