Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the department, had earlier told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House terminated her on Friday, saying that she didn’t believe the administration had followed proper protocols, the sources said.

In an email to colleagues on Saturday, reviewed by Reuters, she said the independent council of the inspectors general on integrity and efficiency “has taken the position that these termination notices do not comply with the requirements set out in law and therefore are not effective at this time”.

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    Build union power, mass strike action is a necessity and the only way to prove who runs the country.

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        This the plan. No government -> no regulations. No regulations -> no lube. No lube -> the US citizenry’s anus. Gaping, flaccid, prolapsed US citizenry’s anus’ -> corporate profits.

        Metaphorically speaking of course.

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        I’m talking broadly, US unions should be showing solidarity to government workers getting fired and put in place mass strike action. So employment in any and all industries necessitates union membership. That is union power.

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    The White House defended the firing of Fong and the other inspectors general, saying “these rogue, partisan bureaucrats … have been relieved of their duties in order to make room for qualified individuals who will uphold the rule of law and protect Democracy.”

    They really have the doublespeak down.

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      rogue, partisan = nonpartisan

      qualified = sycophantic

      uphold the rule of law and protect Democracy = ride Trump’s cock

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    The amount of corruption will definitely turn the USA into another China and Russia. Wake up Congress! This is under your watch.

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    Escorted out by whom? Who marched into a government building to follow this illegal order?

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      “Security agents” according to the article, whatever that means

      I guess they work for the Department of “You Ask a Lot of Questions for Somebody in Imprisoning Range”

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      The article says “security agents”. Probably contract security.

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      Exactly! Get names. The order was illegal. “Just following orders” isn’t justification. Get those security people in court. Get their manager. Get everyone at every step in the decision-making chain. Make people second guess whether participating in a thing that’s “controversial” is a good idea. The little foot soldiers should be worried about just doing things because the boss said so.