Make firing government employees common again

The case of the recent, failed assassination of former President Donald Trump is only the latest case of government incompetence. We don’t know ALL the details yet, but the mere idea that a shooter could gain access to such a nearby location from which to carry out a shooting is nothing short of inexcusable. Does the “Buck” stop at Director Kimberly Cheatle or not? So far, it seems not.

Ironically, in their recent debate Trump took Biden to task in their debate for not firing people saying:

“that the president should have fired the military leaders who were involved (in the disastrous 2021 withdrawal debacle.”

“No general got fired for the most embarrassing moment in the history of our country, in Afghanistan,” Trump said. “He doesn’t fire people. He never fired people.”

Even more troubling is the fact that as it enters (potentially) its last 6 months in office, the Biden Administration is attempting to make it MORE difficult to fire federal government workers. Of course there is the border situation and don’t get us started about Dr. Fauci and the federal health establishment!

And the trend certainly is not limited to the Biden Administration. Here in New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham certainly hasn’t held state government accountable (sadly, neither have voters). Our education system is 52nd nationally, crime is out of control, and of course there’s COVID and New Mexico’s awful performance. Yet, no one is fired.

We should ALL demand more from government employees (and the politicians who put them in their jobs). Firing people for doing their job poorly is not easy or fun, but it is part of running a good organization. Rather than having an entitlement mentality when it comes to a government job, government employees should truly live up to the title “public servant.” It is time to make firing government employees common again.