I read the article and learned something new. Non political (aka career) Members of the NSC are deputized from their parent agencies - FBI, DOJ etc. Those that are removed return to their parent agency to continue line work.
And these are not some line DMV workers. They are high officials. It's not nearly as alarming as the headline makes it sound. I think it's fair for a new elected political leadership to expect high officials to be aligned with the policies they were voted in on.
> It's not nearly as alarming as the headline makes it sound
It is from a national security perspective. A body borne out of WWII has been rendered into a partisan shell [1]. That's a lot of institutional knowledge walking out the doors.
We started dismantling the spoils system in the 19th century and, other than in Chicago, had largely eradicated it by the nuclear era [2]. It's wild to think that a nuclear superpower's national security advisory board is no longer going to be merit based.
(From a domestic political perspective I agree it's being blown out of proportion.)
I don't have much of anything in common with the incoming admin but even I can see what you're saying is true. This is a special privilege, not a job, that is being conditioned. If everyone keeps crying wolf we won't be as alert when something fascist does happen.
And these are not some line DMV workers. They are high officials. It's not nearly as alarming as the headline makes it sound. I think it's fair for a new elected political leadership to expect high officials to be aligned with the policies they were voted in on.