Transition Tales: Draining the Swamp Won't Be as Easy as You Think

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PJ Media:

Twice in thirty-five years, Republicans have taken executive power from Democrats. Twice, Democrats enjoyed great success is keeping the ministerial state firmly in the camp of the ideological left.

 

Some gains were made in reining in the power of bureaucrats -- particularly by Ronald Reagan in 1980, but less so by George Bush in 2000. Team Trump can learn from the mistakes of the past. Draining the swamp can't happen by flicking a switch. But some lessons from history can help.

 

Here are three smart ways to help #DrainTheSwamp.

 

Consider what happened at the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice in 2000 as a case study. The Civil Rights Division is the most powerful and radical part of the most powerful and radical federal agency. In 2000, Clinton political appointees at the Justice Department did all they could in the two months between the election and the inauguration to sabotage any incoming agenda of the Bush administration.