“Under the banner of the so-called ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ (DOGE), Elon Musk and Russell Vought have eagerly shred political, professional, and legal precedent in their effort to dismantle the essential functions of the federal government—and most importantly, democracy at large,” says the report [from the Revolving Door Project], DOGE: From Meme to Government Erosion Machine.
“The CFPB was a prime example of Vought’s vision of dismantling federal agencies that do not serve his interest,” the report highlights, pointing to attack on personnel, agency funding, abandonment of key cases, and related legal battles. “The CFPB saga serves as a template of things to come with Vought at the helm of the DOGE mission.”
“We hope that this report will show the public how dangerous a madman Elon Musk is, and why corrupt billionaires, with zero experience in governance, have no place making decisions for career officials,” [Revolving Door Project deputy research director Christopher Lewis] continued. “Our feckless Congress, especially Trump’s enablers on the Hill, should be ashamed of themselves and what they have wrought.”
“If anyone needed evidence that getting rich doesn’t require brains or judgment, or that the private sector’s supposed superiority over public servants was a myth, this heartbreaking catalog of DOGE’s depredations should more than suffice,” said Revolving Door Project executive director Jeff Hauser.
“The main lesson to be learned from Musk and DOGE,” he added, “is that the next administration should pay careful attention to what DOGE did and proceed to do the exact opposite.”
Lambert here: Oh?
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