President, secretaries control agencies
To the Editor:
It seems many have talked about the three branches of government and their separation and nonelected personnel. I don’t know why people don’t realize that the President is the head of the Executive Branch and can control hiring and firing in his 15 departments.
Of the thousands of personnel in these departments, he and his VP are the only elected persons in the entire Executive Branch.
Each of his departments are further controlled by the President’s appointed secretaries, which have been approved by the Senate. If the President or any of these want to use a nonelected group (DOGE) to investigate the Executive Branch department’s workings and to make recommendations for change, then this doesn’t violate anything. The President or a Secretary has to bless any changes that take place and they can reverse any if they decide otherwise or if courts won’t allow due to law. It doesn’t seem any different than state or local governments using outside groups to help them with some of their decisions.
Mark Foster
Waynesville
