Vivek and Elon, the twin towers of efficiency, are hell bent to reduce the size and scope of the Federal Government. They are painfully aware that their assignment is under the most intense scrutiny — also that a MAGA mob numbering in the tens of millions is beyond impatient to see the axe fall on the federal bureaucracy. The mob better take a sedative. Because these boys are not like Rambo, out for vengeance. These guys wear suits and iPhones, not combat gear and survival blades. True, they have a mandate; but Congress will have something to say about how far that power reaches. And never ever forget that a GOP-controlled Congress has no interest in rubber-stamping a Trump agenda. Unlike the Democrat Party that gleefully shows its face, the GOP has been nothing, if not two-faced, especially in the Trump era. It won’t take long to get a fix on the latest version of the GOP under Thune and Johnson. But c’mon, Matilda, face some reality. If Congress wanted to slash government growth; if Congress wanted a balanced budget; if Congress wanted to enforce U.S. immigration law, it would have acted before now. It didn’t act when Trump was at the helm. It didn’t act when Biden spit on The Constitution. It never does, can you not see that? A Democrat President breaks the law, Democrat agencies break the law, individual officials commit treason, and what happens? Nothing. No one can explain it. House Speaker Mike Johnson can’t explain how the Democrat Party gets away with it. He can’t explain why the Supreme Court allows the Democrat Party to use Federal agencies to assault Donald trump for years on end. Neither can your congressman (who couldn’t care less). But you do have to give it up for GOP lawmakers who are especially gifted in one important function — fundraising — to help them explain why they are unable to hold Democrats accountable. Under these circumstances, you may want to grit your teeth and accept a clear and present fact — except for holding hearings, the GOP has no interest in holding anyone accountable for anything. So, do yourself a favor and face reality. Your country is $35 trillion in debt and the Federal Government is a ravenous beast with a gargantuan appetite for power, with no intention of relinquishing one single ounce of it. The good news is Vivek and Elon understand that politics is the dirtiest of businesses. Excluding a handful of loyal GOP lawmakers, the daring duo will face a bureaucratic wall that will obfuscate and stonewall D.O.G.E for the entirety of Donald’s term. And as the soap opera progresses, please train your eyes and ears on your own senators and congressmen. Measure their public support for Trump. Gauge what cooperation they give the efficiency tandem. Monitor their voting records. Meanwhile, to begin their work, Vivek and Elon will attempt to find the list of Federal agencies that need their attention. They won’t find it, laugh though you might, because no authorized list exists. The Federal Register is likely the place for them and you to begin. Therefore, for your personal viewing pleasure, the four URLS below give you a sense of the monumental task facing the D.O.G.E. team. You can almost hear their cries for help. People who tune into this blog could easily answer those cries by clicking the URLS to find an alphabetical list of agencies. Find the one you prefer. Do it for one purpose: To literally recommend the agencies you would blow up, those you would constrict and those you would retain, intact. Help give the people a voice — help to obtain “the consent of the governed.” You’re reminded that in 1792, the ordinary people of France stood by the scaffolds to approve who lost their heads. That was, in a manner of speaking, the eyewitness “consent of the governed,” known as  The Reign of Terror. Daydreams aside, you approve the idea of giving the people a voice, because not for a minute do you trust the representatives of the “People’s House” who have abrogated their oath of office with impunity. And, whatever else you may feel, don’t feel guilty about your condemnation. Congress has earned it. While you follow D.O.G.E., Trump will hit the ground running. Be ready for a 2016 sequel —  counter-insurgency warfare waged by none other than the federal government itself. Biden started it in earnest with the ATACMS in Ukraine.

Note: Send your agency hit list to Vivek and Elon. Copy your Congressmen.* You’ve been promised repeatedly they work for you. Ed.

*Note 2: Catch-all “Congressmen” is not a slur against Congresswomen.

https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies

https://www.usa.gov/agency-index

https://shfg.wildapricot.org/Alphabetical-List-of-Federal-Agencies

https://lda.congress.gov/ld/help/default.htm?turl=Documents%2FAppNames.htm

www.conventionofstates.com