[tacticalogic]

If federal department A has to share dollars with federal department B, I'd be willing to bet good money they're in favor of eliminating department B.

They might be in favor of it based on arguments that department B is unnecessary.

I seriously doubt they'd support arguments of eliminating department B on grounds that it's claimed Constitutional authority is flawed if department A claims authority on the same basis.

[robertpaulsen]

"They might be in favor of it based on arguments that department B is unnecessary."

Necessary. Unnecessary. Whatever. If department B goes, there's more money for department A.

"I seriously doubt they'd support arguments of eliminating department B on grounds that it's claimed Constitutional authority is flawed if department A claims authority on the same basis."

I'm in favor of reducing or eliminating departments even if they're constitutionally sound. Aren't you?

The bottom line is that government employees may favor a reduction in government and/or a reduction in government spending, as long as it's not their department.