The assault on the Centers for Disease Control is both sadly predictable and completely baffling. What is the constituency - besides conspiracy addled cranks - for destroying the CDC?
Yesterday, CDC workers walked out to give an ovation to the ousted administrators, and then they returned to work. I'm beginning to wonder if they should.
Generally speaking, my posture a few months ago was the seasoned public servants should keep their heads down to keep the lights on, as it were. Now, I'm beginning to think massive resignations are actually our best option. Maybe not in every public sector, but if the "CDC you knew is over" why not pull the plug on it completely?
What's more, this is a moment when asymmetric federalism can step up. A consortium of New England and Pacific Coast states can create a CDC in exile and poach the resigning CDC staff. What's the point in "keeping the lights on" at this juncture? This same tactic could be used for the EPA, FEMA and other federal agencies.
In Trump 1.0, he was protected by both the "adults in the room" and the professional civil service. As the adults are no longer there, the civil servants have no protection. What's more, if they try and abide by the law and do their jobs, they will eventually get fired by the vindictive twatwaffles in the White House.
Resign now and create a Blue State shadow government. This might actually be a moment when "heightening the contradictions" is the only play.
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