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Marsha Blackburn: ‘We Need to Have Term Limits for Bureaucrats’
Breitbart ^ | 12.31.2020 | Jeff Poor

Posted on 12/31/2020 2:56:10 AM PST by USA Conservative

Sunday, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) called for term limits for federal government bureaucrats as a way to curb corruption and the growth of government during an appearance on FNC’s “The Next Revolution.”

The Tennessee Republican U.S. Senator explained to Fox News Channel’s Steve Hilton such a move would be an effective way to “drain the swamp.”

“It has been an incredible year, one that nobody anticipated,” she said. “And one of the things I think is so precise that you have just touched on is that Big Business, Big Government, Big Tech, Big Media — they all go hand in hand, and they’re all a part of the D.C. swamp. And thank goodness for Donald Trump and his efforts to drain the swamp, and I think the American people are finding out just have murky the swamp is.”

“And you know, Steve, one of the things you touched on about the bureaucracy and cutting it,” Blackburn continued. “I have said for a long time — we need to have term limits for bureaucrats because they are the ones that dig in, and they won’t leave, and they never modernize. They don’t use technology. They always demand more money. They never get a pay cut. They are always getting pay raises, so we need to have term limits for bureaucrats.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: deepstate; democrats; gop; termlimits
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Will likely be hard to get them to vote themselves out.
1 posted on 12/31/2020 2:56:10 AM PST by USA Conservative
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To: USA Conservative

Yeah they’re gonna vote for this. They vote for thier own pay raises!


2 posted on 12/31/2020 2:57:11 AM PST by ronnie raygun ( Massive mistakes are made by arrogant fools; massive evils are committed by evil people.")
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To: USA Conservative

I notice the solution is never to get rid of a bureaucracy.

And then when Congress decides some sort of term limit for the figurehead puppet, it will also encourage SES or some other way for the “professional staffers” to stay.

Blackburn is elected. She is a puppet actor. She has no power other than mouth power. She will say whatever she thinks she must in order to keep the scam going.


3 posted on 12/31/2020 3:01:20 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: ronnie raygun

Not correct . Bureaucrats are governed by civil service regulations passed by congress & signed by president. Bureaucrats don’t give themselves cost of living raises.


4 posted on 12/31/2020 3:01:46 AM PST by entropy12 (Those who vote decide nothing, those who count votes decide everything--Joseph Stalin)
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To: USA Conservative

TOTALLY AGREE!! And NO DAMN PENSION!!!!!


5 posted on 12/31/2020 3:09:15 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: USA Conservative

I don’t she means elected officials, I think she means bureaucrats.


6 posted on 12/31/2020 3:13:13 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: USA Conservative

starting with the GOPe And Republican elected officials, including all staff and career Administrators of said elected Politicians.

Anyone who voted Dem side of a bill or against USPDJT.

That’s a start...

You slugs have 5 minutes to exit the buildings.

Yes, I will happily agree to that term limiting start.

Suggestion accepted by 70+ million Republican Voters that pay your stinking bills.


7 posted on 12/31/2020 3:24:02 AM PST by Swiffer_Ralf (Orig. Eureka_Lead)
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To: USA Conservative

just sundown the funding of the agency that employs them!!

easy-peasy


8 posted on 12/31/2020 3:26:32 AM PST by mo ("If you understand, no explanation is needed; if you don't understand, no explanation is possible)
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To: Swiffer_Ralf

They know we are coming for them politically, so do the career political unionized lifetime appointed no way to fire them swamp servants.

Either way, they know we are coming, and it will not be via the GOP Republicans Uniparty.


9 posted on 12/31/2020 3:30:30 AM PST by Swiffer_Ralf (Orig. Eureka_Lead)
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To: ronnie raygun

In a better world Civil Service would be repealed.


10 posted on 12/31/2020 3:39:09 AM PST by arthurus (covfefe hhhh)
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To: USA Conservative

If this coup continues, there may be term limits that they truly do not desire and will not be debatable.


11 posted on 12/31/2020 3:50:05 AM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: USA Conservative

Easy. Get the Unions out of government


12 posted on 12/31/2020 4:38:41 AM PST by Louis Foxwell (RISE UP O MEN OF GOD. BE DONE WITH LESSER THINGS.)
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To: USA Conservative

13 posted on 12/31/2020 4:47:43 AM PST by sevinufnine
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To: USA Conservative

As I said yesterday;
Bureaucrat, any federal employee not elected to office.


14 posted on 12/31/2020 4:51:39 AM PST by Terry L Smith
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To: USA Conservative

Bureaucrats don’t vote in Congress. (At least not officially.)


15 posted on 12/31/2020 4:55:32 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: USA Conservative
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) called for term limits for federal government bureaucrats as a way to curb corruption and the growth of government during an appearance on FNC’s “The Next Revolution.”

An idea whose time has come...

16 posted on 12/31/2020 4:57:20 AM PST by GOPJ (Our culture is starting to push thugs to the top - it's the kiss of death for an advanced culture.)
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To: USA Conservative

I’d prefer term limits for senators and congress. 12 years total.....don’t care how it accumulates.......one the other or a combination of both....once you hit 12 you’re gone.


17 posted on 12/31/2020 6:20:23 AM PST by irish guard
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To: USA Conservative; ronnie raygun

I think she’s talking about federal employees and not members of Congress. She doesn’t seem to have a problem with Senators or Congressmen spending 30 or 40 years in office.


18 posted on 12/31/2020 6:24:52 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: USA Conservative

Yeah, yeah, yeah Marsha...will you be standing with Senator Hawley come early January? Hmmm?


19 posted on 12/31/2020 6:30:13 AM PST by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
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To: USA Conservative

we need GOP senators to stop the steal


20 posted on 12/31/2020 6:31:44 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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