How Can Mass Resignations Shift Power in Government?

This podcast on Spotify and YouTube video of “Morning Coffee with Professor Alex,”  discusses the recent resignations in the Southern District of New York following Mayor Eric Adams’s meeting with Trump and the subsequent request to drop charges. But I go a step further. What if the federal government employees proceed with resigning, but en masse? Mass resignations across the board at every department. Would that weaken President Trump’s chaotic form of running the federal government, the largest employer in the United States?

Updated on February 25, 2025.

Twenty-one members of DOGE have resigned in protest!

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I discuss ongoing issues such as government cuts, citing examples like the CFPB and proposed reductions to Medicare, Medicaid, the VA (Veterans Administration), and the DOJ (Department of Justice). Of course, there’s the concern about President Trump’s tariffs, not only tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico, but now reciprocal tariffs, which can have a global impact.

• How Reciprocal Tariffs Affect All of Us

Maybe Mass Resignations Will Serve as a Wakeup Call

I also discuss the possibility of mass strikes or mass resignations at the federal level as a form of protest. I draw a parallel to government shutdowns, noting their frequency, impact on federal employees, and how the end result is always the same: an increase in the national debt limit.

• The Impact of Federal Government Shutdowns

But with mass resignations, this could be a powerful tool to demonstrate public control, similar to a union strike, and potentially lead to a change in direction, though likely not impeachment or the 25th Amendment. I don’t think anyone sees Republicans reacting like they did with former President Richard Nixon and Watergate.

But the fear and uncertainty among federal employees suggest that mass resignations, unlike government shutdowns, where politicians are in control, could shift the power dynamic back to the people. The federal government should not instill fear in its citizens. Not at least a democratic government. The government should fear its citizens, and the power we potentially hold, not the other way around.

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