Jan 27, 2005: Taking away workers' rights: "The changes to the Department of Homeland Security civil service system announced yesterday by the Bush administration is the culmination of the 2002 battle over the creation of the department. Republicans removed civil service protections guaranteed under law to federal employees, questioning Democrats' patriotism when we fought to protect those workers' rights.

Now that those rights have been officially stripped from DHS employees, the Bush administration has his sights set on the rest of the workers in the federal government.

The White House will propose legislation within a month to allow all agencies to restructure their personnel systems in a similar way, said Clay Johnson III, deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget."

(Via DNC: Kicking Ass.)