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President Jackson was able to tell the Supremes to get stuffed, because he controlled the executive branch, in that he could instantly fire anybody who decided to obey the Court rather than the President. With current civil service rules, the President does not really control the Executive branch -- the courts do.

Who is your real boss? Your real boss is not the person above you on the organizational chart. Your real boss is the person who can punish you for not obeying his orders, and protect you when you DO obey his orders. The bureaucrat manager cannot fire somebody, unless a judge agrees. The judges, then, are the real rulers.

The only solution is to eliminate civil service rules.