(DCNF)—Twenty-one states are urging a district court judge not to undermine the executive branch’s authority by intervening in decisions about the federal workforce, according to an amicus brief shared with the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Labor unions, local governments and nonprofits, backed by the left-wing group Democracy Forward, sued April 28 to block over 20 agencies from reducing their workforces, a process President Donald Trump initiated through a February executive order.
The states, led by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, asserted an interest in the case because the plaintiffs “seek to turn the separation of powers on its head and diminish the President’s authority under Article II of the Constitution.” They urged Clinton-appointed Judge Susan Illston, who is overseeing the case, to deny the request.
“Plaintiffs invite this court to begin micromanaging the personnel decisions of virtually the entire federal government, from the Department of Defense and Department of State to the EPA and Social Security Administration,” the states wrote in an amicus brief. “This sweeping request may be more extreme than any currently pending case.”
Trump issued his executive order to commence “a critical transformation of the Federal bureaucracy.”
“By eliminating waste, bloat, and insularity, my Administration will empower American families, workers, taxpayers, and our system of Government itself,” the February 11 order states.
The Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA) governs challenges to employment decisions, allowing workers to bring claims to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the states argue. Congress’ “careful and comprehensive scheme” outlined in the CSRA is “well-settled law,” they wrote.
“Plaintiffs seek to undermine the President’s Article II authority by injecting this Court into federal workforce decisions made by President Trump and his cabinet,” they continue. “The Court can avoid infringing the separation of powers by leaving federal workforce management to the President and his cabinet.”
Knudsen told the DCNF that “the Constitution and two centuries of precedent give President Trump the authority to manage the federal workforce as he sees fit.”
“I applaud President Trump for cutting wasteful spending as he fulfills the mandate Americans gave him in November to improve government efficiency,” he said. “I urge the court to deny the plaintiffs’ request for a temporary restraining order. If the court ties his hands, he will not have the ability to effectively govern our great nation.”
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Why One Survival Food Company Shines Above the Rest
Let’s be real. “Prepper Food” or “Survival Food” is generally awful. The vast majority of companies that push their cans, bags, or buckets desperately hope that their customers never try them and stick them in the closet or pantry instead. Why? Because if the first time they try them is after the crap hits the fan, they’ll be too shaken to call and complain about the quality.
It’s true. Most long-term storage food is made with the cheapest possible ingredients with limited taste and even less nutritional value. This is why they tout calories so much. Sure, they provide calories but does anyone really want to go into the apocalypse with food their family can’t stand?
This is what prompted the Llewellyns to launch Heaven’s Harvest. They bought survival food from multiple companies and determined they couldn’t imagine being stuck in an extended emergency with such low-quality food. They quickly discovered that freeze drying food for long-term storage doesn’t have to mean sacrificing flavor, consistency, or nutrition.
Their ingredients are all-American. In fact, they’re locally sourced and all-natural! This allows their products to be the highest quality on the market, so good that their customers often break open a bag in a pinch to eat because they want to, not just because they have to due to an emergency.
At Heaven’s Harvest, their only focus is amazing food. They don’t sell bugout bags, solar chargers, or multitools. They have one mission – feeding Americans in times of crisis.
What they DO offer is the ability for people to thrive in times of greatest need. On top of long-term storage food, they offer seeds to help Americans for the truly long-term. They want them to grow their own food if possible which is why they offer only Heirloom, Non-GMO, Non-Hybrid, Open-Pollinated seeds so their customers can build permanent food security on their own property.
