Gingrich Suggests Illegally Firing Federal Employees Over Liberal Views

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7. that is why we have a Civil Servants Union

the Pendleton Act, a civil service reform bill that created the first Civil Service Commission. It was the first step towards creating a professional civil service that would rise above political machinations by using a merit system for promotion. The act would also ensure continuity in federal employees from one administration to the next, even if the White House changed parties.


During the Gilded Age, 1876-1900, Congress was known for being rowdy and inefficient. It was not unusual to find that a quorum could not be achieved because too many members were drunk or otherwise preoccupied with extra-governmental affairs. The halls of Congress were filled with tobacco smoke and spittoons were everywhere. One disgusted observer noted that not only did the members chew and spit incessantly, but their aim was bad. The atmosphere on the floor was described as an “infernal din.” The Senate, whose seats were often auctioned off to the highest bidder, was known as a “rich man's club,” where political favors were traded like horses, and the needs of the people in the working classes lay beyond the vision of those exalted legislators.

http://www.academicamerican.com/recongildedage/topics/gildedagepolitics.html

History repeats itself ...Gingrich's ideas are old and corrupt