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> top officials in the agency overruled them Unfortunately the article is unclear: was the overruling by appointees or civil servants? This distinction is cru
by gumby 4y ago
> top officials in the agency overruled them
Unfortunately the article is unclear: was the overruling by appointees or civil servants? This distinction is crucial for any repair to the system.
There is unfortunately a serious and destructive plan from one of the political parties to abandon the Pendleton act and return to the spoils system. If that happens we will see a lot more of this happening.