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Mark Pocan: “50,000 civil servants would get fired so they could put…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Published | Video Starts at 20:34

And pick away at the checks and balances that are inherently in our system. To consolidate power under the presidency. That, to me, is the scariest, giant impact here. 50,000 civil servants would get fired so they could put political appointments in, which is unheard of. But if you did that, the damage you would do to institutions right now that are serving our constituents would be very severe. How would they go about firing them? (20:34–20:42)

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