File this under “Worse Case Scenarios”
It’s wild to read the first few paragraphs of “Donald Trump Will Need a Police State to Implement His Agenda. It’s going to get very ugly.” by David Corn in the January-February 2025 Issue.
Trump when he takes office, has promised to shake up the Federal workforce by reinstating Schedule F, which was basically a “loyalty test” for anyone working in federal government. It would give the administration power to fire people without cause if that employee did anything that went counter to Trump directives.
It’s going to get very ugly.
David CornJanuary+February 2025 Issue”
“Reviving Schedule F, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) has warned, would be a “direct threat to our national security and our government’s ability to function.” Under such a regime, a broad range of federal employees—say, lawyers at the EPA who work on climate change, scientists at the CDC who prepare for pandemics, or analysts at the CIA who watch the Kremlin—could be dumped at will if they raise questions about a Trump position or don’t pay him obeisance. And the threat of a pink slip would not only silence dissent; it could be used to press government employees to take inappropriate actions—maybe jigger statistics to make Trump’s economic policies look good, or slow-walk disaster aid destined for blue states.”
Take a deep breath, cuz that’ll just be the beginning.