By gutting independent oversight and tethering job security to unquestioned obedience, this executive order systematically destroys the structural protections that ensure fair governance. It weaponizes the threat of termination to muzzle seasoned experts and reduce vital policy debates to hollow gestures of loyalty. Abandoning the balanced framework of checks and balances is not merely a political recalibration—it is a willful choice to undermine public trust, encourage administrative chaos, and embolden leaders to place personal agendas above evidence, community well-being, and the core democratic principle of serving the nation rather than a single individual.
