Advocates for Environmental Protection Agency staff have underscored a fundamental principle of public service: federal workers are not beholden to a president, political party, or prevailing ideology. Instead, their primary obligation is to the American people.
EPA Workers’ Rights Framed as Fight for American Public Interest
Reminded me that civil servants have taken oaths to the Constitution, not just the current president. Important reminder for all of us.
Is this framing actually influencing policy, or is it just rhetorical padding? I’d love to see concrete legislative outcomes from this argument.
This is exactly right. Science shouldn’t bow to whoever sits in the Oval Office. Public interest must always come first.