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6. Speaking as a civil servant - because we check ideology at the door. You enforce the rule of law

and allow for the rights of even those who hold opposite views. It's neither illegal or unconstitutional to dislike, or even hate taxes.

There are those in government who bring politics to work. They are in elected positions, in partisan EX, SES and Schedule C positions that are term limited. But it's not for career civil servants.

Remember Linda Tripp? She was a career civil servant, probably a GS 12 or 13, who gave that up for a Schedule C GS-15. Then when the Administration ended and she declined to resign, she was terminated.