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Report: At Least 180 Federal Workers Planning to Disobey Trump Administration
Townhall ^ | February 1, 2017 | Justin Holcomb

Posted on 02/01/2017 2:03:32 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

President Donald Trump surely realizes that most workers employed by the federal government diabolically oppose his views of America.

According to a new report, at least 180 of those employees "have signed up for a workshop featuring expert advice on workers’ rights and expressing civil disobedience."  Also, dozens more federal workers have attended a support groups for discussing opposition to the Trump administration.

As President Trump settles into the White House, he will have to start examining ways to expedite his transition from the top down.  His agenda is nothing more than words in the long term if the people working for him fail to carry out his promises.  

Not showing up to work, taking extended vacations, filing worker's rights lawsuits, and obstructing the process in any way possible are just a few of the legal ways federal workers can bring President Trump's agenda to a halt.

From the CIA to the State Department, at some point, a mass overhaul of former employees from the Clinton, Bush and Obama eras has to happen.  President Trump can sign as many executive orders as he wants, but it will mean nothing in the long run if the people who stood behind him during the campaign are not serving him as employees.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: disobedience; federalworkers; insubordination; mutiny
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I read that there is something like 2.8M civilian Federal employees. So 1,000 or even 10,000 snowflakes would be round off and insignificant.

However, the size of government we need would be better served with less than half that number.


41 posted on 02/01/2017 2:18:51 PM PST by rigelkentaurus
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Trump won’t fire them. He will simply remove their jobs from the budget. Bye bye, snowflakes and leftscum.


42 posted on 02/01/2017 2:19:31 PM PST by piytar (http://www.truthrevolt.org/videos/bill-whittle-number-one-bullet)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Not showing up to work, taking extended vacations, filing worker's rights lawsuits, and obstructing the process in any way possible are just a few of the legal ways federal workers

Great to know that my taxes are funding these idiots. Try pulling these stunts in private industry. Goes to show these fed jobs are useless, make-work positions.

43 posted on 02/01/2017 2:20:00 PM PST by bkopto
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To: Mr. K
Not actually doing your job is one of the few reasons you can get fired from The Federal Government, isn’t it?

Apparently not. See: Veterans Administration. :-(
I think one legal way to deal with these employees is to transfer them to areas where they cannot do any damage.

44 posted on 02/01/2017 2:21:18 PM PST by Rightwing Conspiratr1
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Congress should make government work ‘right-to-work’, giving officials ability to fire disloyal, unproductive, and unwanted workers.


45 posted on 02/01/2017 2:22:00 PM PST by Reno89519 (Drain the Swamp is not party specific. Lyn' Ted is still a liar, Good riddance to him.)
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To: jsanders2001

180 unnecessary jobs cut, money saved.


46 posted on 02/01/2017 2:22:03 PM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: dangus; sargon

Of course the writer intended “diametrically,” but he instead committed a perfect Freudian slip. I’d like to think he caught it but, upon reflection, decided to let it stand. ;^)


47 posted on 02/01/2017 2:22:42 PM PST by dorothy
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
President Trump should open up as many new offices he needs in the Antarctic for those who need an attitude adjustment. This way the unions can't file a law suit. Their positions were transferred to where the need is! If they don't like their new work location they can resign!
48 posted on 02/01/2017 2:23:30 PM PST by BMATR003
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Is this the same 180 employees that President Trump just Transferred to Puerto Rico??


49 posted on 02/01/2017 2:24:09 PM PST by eyeamok (destruction of government records.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

They might as well send around a flyer that says, If you want to get fired, sign this form.


50 posted on 02/01/2017 2:24:32 PM PST by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Trump will just do away with the offending agency/agencies, and create another with combined responsibilities. Who needs 17 intelligence agencies.


51 posted on 02/01/2017 2:24:48 PM PST by macglencoe (You see what the left hand is doing, but you should be watching the right hand.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

You don’t have to control every federal employee.

You only have to control the pay computer.

Then, the computer starts having glitches.

Turnabout is fair play.

If the employees complain, have them declared dangerous and removed from the facility.


52 posted on 02/01/2017 2:25:22 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: bkopto

Read “plunder” by Stephan Greenhut, exposes the union in gov.


53 posted on 02/01/2017 2:25:49 PM PST by OregonRancher (Some days, it's not even worth chewing through the restraints)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I have a question. Wasn’t the ability of the federal employees to unionize done by an executive order? If so President MAGA could just as easily undo it. Thanks for your help.


54 posted on 02/01/2017 2:25:53 PM PST by saturn
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

A government employee that fires himself is like a dog kibble that makes its own sauce.


55 posted on 02/01/2017 2:26:25 PM PST by SpaceBar
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

From government job to unemployment insurance. Trading one teat for another.


56 posted on 02/01/2017 2:26:54 PM PST by Huskrrrr
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

RICO....


57 posted on 02/01/2017 2:27:05 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: nopardons

Well that’s something.

Any way to break the unions for good?

If he slashes money for depts can’t you do layoffs?


58 posted on 02/01/2017 2:27:10 PM PST by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: OregonRancher

I’m sure that if I read the book, my blood pressure would rise to unhealthy levels.


59 posted on 02/01/2017 2:27:15 PM PST by bkopto
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To: sargon

I caught that too but I like diabolically.


60 posted on 02/01/2017 2:27:24 PM PST by jospehm20
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