11-02-2025
Musk has done enormous damage to civil service and democracy. Enough is enough.
Regarding the article, 'Dems join push against Musk,' will somebody please escort the non-elected Elon Musk to one of his spaceships so that the rest of us can begin to halt and hopefully reverse some of the enormous damage he has wrought to our country and to millions of people throughout the world.
No, I do not want to take and make Gaza into a Shangri-La for America. No, I do not want to take Panama, Greenland, Canada and who knows what else for America. Who could have imagined that America in 2025 would have its very own coup d'Etat.
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But here we are. We were careless and accepted a lot of disinformation and misinformation.
Musk lives in his own all-powerful world, only his money has gotten him the throne. With his now enormous power, he is living the great life at the expense of the world.
Good morning, America! Are we finally ready to do something about this? Enough is enough.
Dorothy Molling, Greenfield
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A civil service system is a critical guardrail against a takeover of government at all levels. It is a system of laws and administrative and workplace rules that govern how government employees are hired, carry out their duties, and are terminated. It is made up of permanent professional employees, excluding military and judicial employees and elected politicians. Employment is usually based on competitive examination.
Currently, at the federal level, civil service employees are under extreme stress as a small group of people led by Elon Musk are entering workplaces and accessing databases, personnel files and contract information. These measures have challenged Congressional authority and breached civil service protections. It is not legal to fire civil servants without cause.
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This is indeed a surprisingly dangerous place to find ourselves. We are grateful that most federal civil service employees will continue to do the best job that they can to serve us.
Sally Drew, president, Association of Career Employees, Madison
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