1. United States
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3. Letter

This is my weekly reminder that history is watching, and so are your constituents. Once again, a federal court has stepped in to stop another attempt by this administration to expand political control over our government. A federal judge has blocked the Federal Labor Relations Authority’s effort to strip career professionals of their long-standing authority over federal union representation cases and transfer that authority to politically appointed officials. The court found the agency’s justification unsupported by its own evidence. This is not an isolated incident. It is part of a broader pattern of attempting to erode the independence of the federal civil service and inject partisan politics into institutions that are supposed to serve the American people, not any political party. Russell Vought has made no secret of his goal to dismantle long-standing protections for career federal employees and weaken the merit-based civil service. Public servants should be judged by their performance, professionalism, and commitment to the public, not by political loyalty or ideology. Congress exists to provide oversight of the executive branch. Instead, too many members of Congress have chosen silence while courts repeatedly perform the oversight that Congress itself should be exercising. It is deeply troubling that those entrusted with defending our constitutional system continue to stand by while independent institutions are subjected to repeated political interference. Every time a court must intervene to halt another unlawful or unsupported action, it raises serious questions about why Congress has failed to act first. The American people deserve a government built on competence, integrity, and the rule of law. They deserve a civil service that remains independent, professional, and free from political coercion. They deserve elected representatives willing to defend those principles regardless of which party occupies the White House. I urge you to publicly condemn these continued efforts to politicize the federal workforce, defend collective bargaining rights, protect the merit system, and fulfill your constitutional responsibility to provide meaningful oversight of the executive branch. Your constituents are paying attention. Americans are paying attention. Voters are paying attention. When the next election arrives, they will remember who defended our democratic institutions and who remained silent while they were placed at risk.